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phot (fōt, fät)

noun

the basic unit of illumination in the CGS system, equal to one lumen per square centimeter (929.023 foot-candles or 10,000 lux): abbrev. pt

Etymology: < Gr phōs (gen. phōtos), a light: see phosphorus

phot2 definition

phot

  1. photograph
  2. photographer
  3. photographic
  4. photography

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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