Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

photofit

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.27 in modern English

Syllables: photofit
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An image of a person constructed out of bits of photographs of other people; an identikit.

British usage

Example Sentences

"The witness was called in to create a photofit resembling her memory of the attacker."

Etymology

From photo + fit, from the British police force's Photofit system for constructing facial composites.

Usage

British usage

Inflected Forms

photofits (plural)

Derived Forms

photofitting

Questions

What does photofit mean?: An image of a person constructed out of bits of photographs of other people; an identikit.
Where does photofit come from?: From photo + fit, from the British police force's Photofit system for constructing facial composites.

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