PHOT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does phot mean? 

• PHOT (noun)
  The noun PHOT has 1 sense:

1. a unit of illumination equal to 1 lumen per square centimeter; 10,000 phots equal 1 lux

  Familiarity information: PHOT used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PHOT (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)