photogate

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noun

A device that measures the time between events that interrupt an infra-red beam

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Meanings

nounphotogate (plural photogates)

plural photogates

  1. natural sciencesA device that measures the time between events that interrupt an infra-red beam

Origin

From photo- + gate.

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APA

photogate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photogate

MLA

“photogate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photogate. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “photogate,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photogate.

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