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PHOT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A unit of illumination equal to 1 lumen per square centimeter; 10,000 phots equal 1 lux
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Hypernyms ("phot" is a kind of...):
illumination unit (a measure of illumination)
Meronyms (parts of "phot"):
lux; lx (a unit of illumination equal to 1 lumen per square meter; 0.0929 foot candle)