Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

photosensor

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.05 in modern English

Syllables
pho-to-sen-sor
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A photodetector

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- English sensor English photosensor From photo- + sensor.

Inflected Forms

Questions

What does photosensor mean?
A photodetector
Where does photosensor 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- English sensor English photosensor From photo- + sensor.

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