Photo- (Phot-), Photo- (Photo-)

Fot-, photo- is a prefix that means light in Russian. It is used in words that refer to photography, photography, and other light phenomena. For example, camera, photo album, photo studio, photogenicity, photo effect, photo portrait, photo exhibition, photo report, photo model, photograph, photo shoot, photo hunt, etc.

Photo- and photo- are homonyms, i.e. have the same meaning in different contexts. However, in some cases, they can be used to distinguish the meaning of words. For example, the word “camera” is used to describe a device that takes photographs, and the word “photon” is used to describe a particle of light.

It's also worth noting that some languages ​​have their own prefixes that denote light. For example, in English there is a prefix “photo-”, which is used in the words “photographer”, “photograph”, “photography”, etc.

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