Meanings
nounphotomask (plural photomasks)
plural photomasks
- A transparent quartz block marked with many high-resolution images; a series of them are used in the photolithography of integrated circuits, one for each layer.
Near-synonym: reticle (broadly synonymous in context)
Synonyms: reticle[Appendix:Glossary
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA transparent quartz block marked with many high-resolution images; a series of them are used in the photolithography of integrated circuits, one for each layer.
Similar
reticle[Appendix:Glossary
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰéh₂os
- Proto-Hellenic*pʰáwos
- Ancient Greekφᾰ́ος (phắos)
- Ancient Greekφῶς (phôs)
- Ancient Greekφωτο- (phōto-)
- Englishphoto-
- Englishmask
- Englishphotomask
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 光罩
- 光罩Translations
French masque photographique
- masque photographiqueTranslations
German Fotomaske
- FotomaskeTranslations
Japanese フォトマスク
- フォトマスク (fotomasuku)Translations
Korean 포토마스크
- 포토마스크 (potomaseukeu)Translations
Russian фотошаблон
- фотошаблон (fotošablon)Translations
Spanish máscara fotográfica
- máscara fotográficaTranslations
Cite this entry
APA
photomask. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photomask
MLA
“photomask.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photomask. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “photomask,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photomask.
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