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phot¹

  • /fəʊt/ UK
  • /foʊt/ US
  • /fɑt/ US

Rhymes with -əʊt, -ɑt

Where it comes from

Coined by André Blondel in 1921. See photo-.

noun phots

  1. A photometric unit of illuminance, or luminous flux through an area (symbol ph).

phot²

  • /fɒt/ UK

Rhymes with -ɒt

Where it comes from

Clipping of photograph.

verb phots · photting · photted

  1. informal to photograph They said no, so I climbed off a bridge and spent the rest of the day photting and cab-riding around BHP without permission.

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"phot." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/phot. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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phot. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/phot

Chicago

"phot." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/phot.

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@misc{phot_2026,
  title = {phot},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/phot},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}