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pho·to·en·grav·ing noun : a process by which an etched printing plate is made from a photograph or drawing; also : a print made from such a plate

photo finish noun : a race finish so close that a photograph of the finish is used to determine the winner

pho·tog noun : PHOTOGRAPHER

pho·to·ge·nic adjective : eminently suitable esp. aesthetically for being photographed

1photograph noun : a picture taken by photography

— pho·tog·ra·pher noun

Synonyms

print, shot, snap, snapshot; also blowup, close-up, enlargement, still; daguerreotype, monochrome

2photograph verb : to take a photograph of

Synonyms

mug, shoot, snap; also image, picture, retake; film, videotape

pho·tog·ra·phy noun : the art or process of producing images on a sensitive surface (as film or a CCD chip by the action of light

— pho·to·graph·ic adjective

— pho·to·graph·i·cal·ly adverb

pho·to·gra·vure noun : a process for making prints from an intaglio plate prepared by photographic methods

pho·to·li·thog·ra·phy noun : the process of photographically transferring a pattern to a surface for etching (as in making an integrated circuit)

pho·tom·e·ter noun : an instrument for measuring the intensity of light

— pho·to·met·ric adjective

— pho·tom·e·try noun

pho·to·mi·cro·graph noun : a photograph of a microscope image

— pho·to·mi·crog·ra·phy noun

pho·ton noun : a quantum of electromagnetic radiation

photo op noun : a situation or event that lends itself to the taking of pictures which favor the individuals photographed

pho·to·play noun : MOTION PICTURE

pho·to·sen·si·tive adjective : sensitive or sensitized to the action of radiant energy

pho·to·sphere noun : the luminous surface of a star

— pho·to·spher·ic adjective

pho·to·syn·the·sis noun : the process by which chlorophyll-containing plants make carbohydrates from water and from carbon dioxide in the air in the presence of light

— pho·to·syn·the·size verb

— pho·to·syn·thet·ic adjective

phr abbreviation phrase

1phrase noun 1 : a brief expression

2 : a group of two or more grammatically related words that form a sense unit expressing a thought

2phrase verb phrased; phras·ing : to express in words

Synonyms

articulate, clothe, couch, express, formulate, put, say, state, word; also craft, frame; hint, imply, insinuate, intimate, suggest; paraphrase, rephrase, restate, summarize, translate; communicate, disclose, speak, tell; describe, render, write up

phrase·ol·o·gy noun, plural -gies : a manner of phrasing : STYLE

Synonyms

fashion, locution, manner, mode, style, tone, vein—more at STYLE

phras·ing noun : style of expression

Synonyms

diction, language, phraseology, wording—more at WORDING

phren·ic adjective : of or relating to the diaphragm <~ nerves>

phre·nol·o·gy noun : the study of the conformation of the skull based on the belief that it indicates mental faculties and character traits

phy·lac·tery noun, plural -ter·ies 1 : one of two small square leather boxes containing slips inscribed with scripture passages and traditionally worn on the left arm and forehead by Jewish men during morning weekday prayers

2 : an ornament worn as a charm against evil : AMULET

phy·lum noun, plural phy·la [ORIGIN: NL, fr. Gk phylon tribe, race]

: a major category in biological classification esp. of animals that ranks above the class and below the kingdom; also : a group (as of people) apparently of common origin

phys abbreviation 1 physical

2 physics

1physic noun 1 : the profession of medicine

2 : a substance or preparation used in treating disease : MEDICINE; especially : PURGATIVE

2physic verb phys·icked; phys·ick·ing : PURGE 2

1physical adjective 1 : of or relating to nature or the laws of nature

2 : material as opposed to mental or spiritual

3 : of, relating to, or produced by the forces and operations of physics

4 : of or relating to the body

— phys·i·cal·ly adverb

Synonyms

[2] concrete, material, substantial—more at MATERIAL

[4] animal, bodily, carnal,