photo
/ˈfəʊ̯.təʊ̯/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.97 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "Not long ago, it was difficult to produce photographs of tiny creatures with every part in focus. That’s because the lenses that are excellent at magnifying tiny subjects produce a narrow depth of field. A photo processing technique called focus stacking has changed that."
- "By this stage, Goof was clearly warming to his theme and, as they flashed past the post together, he reported that it was a photo. "And I don't know or care who won the photo," he concluded."
- "Photo student in need of subjects."
- "[1956] 1992 ed., The Complete Lyrics of Cole Porter http://print.google.com/print?hl=en&id=5kjheskJwVAC&pg=PA465&lpg=PA465&sig=_CY8N5ZLStxnOIlf_CNHhhBEPjA What fun to be photoed together, / What luck for a break so opportune. / Oh, what a lark / To be posed in the park / Underneath the adolescent crescent of the moon."
- "1998, Hans Schmidt, Maverick Marine http://print.google.com/print?hl=en&id=vQ7DKhq0ZckC&pg=PA192&lpg=PA192&sig=hrMAoHDI9vAnq4RQwgFro_Lp24M He even had himself photoed helping to hold one of the fire-hose."
- "Always photoing exits. What are all these ways out but rehearsals for his own?"
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-)der. English photo- Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ- Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō Ancient Greek γράφω (gráphō) Ancient Greek -γρᾰ́φος (-grắphos)der. English -graph English photographclip. English photo Clipping of photograph.
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /ˈfəʊ̯.təʊ̯/