Meanings
adjectivephototelescopic (not comparable)
- not comparableRelating to the phototelescope.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰéh₂os
- Proto-Hellenic*pʰáwos
- Ancient Greekφᾰ́ος (phắos)
- Ancient Greekφῶς (phôs)
- Ancient Greekφωτο- (phōto-)
- Englishphoto-
- Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-
- Ancient Greekτῆλε (têle)
- Englishtele-
- Proto-Indo-European*speḱ-
- Proto-Indo-European*spéḱyeti
- Proto-Hellenic*sképt͏̌omai
- Ancient Greekσκέπτομαι (sképtomai)
- Ancient Greekσκοπός (skopós)
- Ancient Greekσκοπέω (skopéō)
- Englishtelescopic
- Englishphototelescopic
From photo- + telescopic.
Full word history & related roots →Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with phototelescopic
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All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
phototelescopic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phototelescopic
MLA
“phototelescopic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phototelescopic. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “phototelescopic,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phototelescopic.
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