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photofit

photofit noun: an image of a person constructed out of bits of photographs of other people; an identikit.

Noun

photofit (plural photofits)

  1. (UK) An image of a person constructed out of bits of photographs of other people; an identikit.
    • The witness was called in to create a photofit resembling her memory of the attacker.

Forms of photofit

pluralphotofits

Origin of photofit

From photo + fit, from the British police force's Photofit system for constructing facial composites.

Words formed from photofit

Questions about photofit

What does photofit mean?
Photofit means an image of a person constructed out of bits of photographs of other people; an identikit.
What part of speech is photofit?
Photofit is a noun.
What is the plural of photofit?
The plural of photofit is photofits.

Words near photofit in the dictionary

  1. photofinishing
  2. photofission
  3. photofissioned
  4. photofissioning
  5. photofissions
  6. photofit
  7. photofits
  8. photofitting
  9. photoflash
  10. photoflash bomb
  11. photoflashes

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