photolocation

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noun

The ability to use light to locate objects in the environment.

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Meanings

nounphotolocation (countable and uncountable, plural photolocations)

plural photolocations

  1. countableuncountablebiologyThe ability to use light to locate objects in the environment.

Origin

From photo- + location.

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APA

photolocation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photolocation

MLA

“photolocation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photolocation. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “photolocation,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photolocation.

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