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English
Etymology 1
Coined by André Blondel in 1921. See photo-.
Noun
phot (plural phots)
- A photometric unit of illuminance, or luminous flux through an area (symbol ph).
Etymology 2
Clipping of photograph.
Pronunciation
Verb
phot (third-person singular simple present phots, present participle photting, simple past and past participle photted)
- (informal) to photograph
1999 May 28, David Johnson, “Re:re Looking on with responsibility”, in aus.rail (Usenet):They said no, so I climbed off a bridge and spent the rest of the day photting and cab-riding around BHP without permission.
2003 July 12, "The Three Rivers Rambler", “Re: Plane identity still a mystery”, in alt.local.geordie (Usenet):It's not an aerial one though as I havn't devved the transparency stuff yet, and I'll not get chance tommorrow as I'm photting the Touring Cars @ Croft.
2010 June 9, "[email protected]", “FA: Rupert grint photo silver dog tag dogtag necklace pendant jewelry (#:1531663)”, in alt.marketplace (Usenet):dog tag is hard to phot because it is so shiny.
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