Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

photodynamic

/fˌoʊtoʊdaɪnˈæmɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.89 in modern English

Syllables
pho-to-dy-nam-ic
IPA
/fˌoʊtoʊdaɪnˈæmɪk/
25
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, relating to, or caused by the energy or momentum of light or other electromagnetic radiations.

adj

Of or relating to photodynamics.

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 *dewh₂-der. Proto-Hellenic *dunamai Ancient Greek δῠ́νᾰμαι (dŭ́nămai) Ancient Greek δύναμις (dúnamis) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) Ancient Greek δυναμικός (dunamikós)lbor. French dynamiqueder. English dynamic English photodynamic From photo- + dynamic.

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Questions

How do you pronounce photodynamic?
The recorded pronunciation is /fˌoʊtoʊdaɪnˈæmɪk/.
What does photodynamic mean?
Of, relating to, or caused by the energy or momentum of light or other electromagnetic radiations.
Where does photodynamic come from?
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 *dewh₂-der. Proto-Hellenic *dunamai Ancient Greek δῠ́νᾰμαι (dŭ́nămai) Ancient Greek δύναμις (dúnamis) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) Ancient Greek δυναμικός (dunamikós)lbor. French dynamiqueder. English dynamic English photodynamic From photo- + dynamic.

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