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photogate

photogate noun: a device that measures the time between events that interrupt an infra-red beam.

Noun

photogate (plural photogates)

  1. A device that measures the time between events that interrupt an infra-red beam

Forms of photogate

pluralphotogates

Origin of photogate

From photo- + gate.

Questions about photogate

What does photogate mean?
Photogate means a device that measures the time between events that interrupt an infra-red beam.
What part of speech is photogate?
Photogate is a noun.
What is the plural of photogate?
The plural of photogate is photogates.

Words near photogate in the dictionary

  1. photogalvanographic
  2. photogalvanography
  3. photoganda
  4. photogastroscope
  5. photogastroscopes
  6. photogate
  7. photogates
  8. photogating
  9. photogelatin
  10. photogen
  11. photogene

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