Meanings
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰéh₂os
- Proto-Hellenic*pʰáwos
- Ancient Greekφᾰ́ος (phắos)
- Ancient Greekφῶς (phôs)
- Ancient Greekφωτο- (phōto-)
- Englishphoto-
- Englishreceptor
- Englishphotoreceptor
Translations
Catalan fotoreceptor
- fotoreceptorbiology: a specialized neuron able to detect and react to light
Finnish fotoreseptori
- fotoreseptoribiology: a specialized neuron able to detect and react to light
French photorécepteur
- photorécepteurbiology: a specialized neuron able to detect and react to light
German Photorezeptor
- Photorezeptorbiology: a specialized neuron able to detect and react to light
Irish fótaghabhdóir
- fótaghabhdóirbiology: a specialized neuron able to detect and react to light
Italian fotorecettore
- fotorecettorebiology: a specialized neuron able to detect and react to light
Portuguese fotorrecetor
- fotorrecetorbiology: a specialized neuron able to detect and react to light
Spanish fotorreceptor
- fotorreceptorbiology: a specialized neuron able to detect and react to light
Cite this entry
APA
photoreceptor. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photoreceptor
MLA
“photoreceptor.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photoreceptor. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “photoreceptor,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photoreceptor.
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