Meanings
nounphotoheliograph (plural photoheliographs)
plural photoheliographs
- A heliograph, with a camera attached, used to photograph the Sun.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰéh₂os
- Proto-Hellenic*pʰáwos
- Ancient Greekφᾰ́ος (phắos)
- Ancient Greekφῶς (phôs)
- Ancient Greekφωτο- (phōto-)
- Englishphoto-
- Englishheliograph
- Englishphotoheliograph
From photo- + heliograph.
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APA
photoheliograph. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photoheliograph
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“photoheliograph.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photoheliograph. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “photoheliograph,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photoheliograph.
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