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pho|tic — «FOH tihk», adjective. 1. of or having to do with light. 2. relating to the production of light by organisms, or to their stimulation under the influence of light. ╂[< Greek phôs, phōtós light1 + English ic] … Useful english dictionary
dys|pho|tic — «dihs FOH tihk», adjective. growing or occurring where there is little light, as at great depths of water: »dysphotic vegetation … Useful english dictionary
tic — ace·tic; ace·to·ace·tic; ach·er·on·tic; achres·tic; ach·ro·ma·tic·i·ty; acys·tic; adi·ag·nos·tic; aero·elas·tic; aero·tac·tic; agres·tic; alan·tic; al·bi·nis·tic; al·che·mis·tic; al·lo·cryp·tic; al·lo·plas·tic; al·lo·plas·tic·i·ty; al·tru·is·tic; … English syllables
pho — pho·bism; pho·bo·tac·tic; pho·bo·tax·is; pho·by; pho·ca; pho·ca·cean; pho·cae·na; pho·cae·ni·dae; pho·cal; pho·ci·dae; pho·cine; pho·coe·na; pho·co·me·lia; pho·com·e·lus; pho·la·da·cea; pho·lad·i·dae; pho·las; … English syllables
pho|to|e|las|tic|i|ty — «FOH toh ih LAS TIHS uh tee, EE s », noun. Physics. optical changes in a transparent dielectric, such as glass, due to compression or other stresses … Useful english dictionary
pho|to|e|las|tic — «FOH toh ih LAS tihk», adjective. of or having to do with photoelasticity … Useful english dictionary
pho|to|jour|nal|is|tic — «FOH toh JUR nuh LIHS tihk», adjective. of or having to do with photojournalism: »He [Brady] pioneered the full scale photojournalistic reporting of war, setting the ground rules for photography in the field from his day on (Saturday Review) … Useful english dictionary
pho|to|tac|tic — «FOH toh TAK tihk», adjective. of, having to do with, or characterized by phototaxis: »A phototropic or phototactic response might become dependent on the oxygen supplied by photosynthesis (Scientific American) … Useful english dictionary
pho|to|ther|a|peu|tic — «FOH toh THEHR uh PYOO tihk», adjective. having to do with phototherapy … Useful english dictionary
eu|pho|nis|tic — «YOO fuh NIHS tihk», adjective. characterized by euphonism … Useful english dictionary