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photophonic

photophonic adjective: of or pertaining to the photophone.

Adjective

photophonic (not comparable)

  1. (historical) Of or pertaining to the photophone.
    • photophonic apparatus
    • photophonic receiver

Origin of photophonic

From photo- + -phonic.

Questions about photophonic

What does photophonic mean?
Photophonic means of or pertaining to the photophone.
What part of speech is photophonic?
Photophonic is an adjective.

Words near photophonic in the dictionary

  1. photophobotactic
  2. photophobotaxis
  3. photophobous
  4. photophone
  5. photophones
  6. photophonic
  7. photophonophobia
  8. photophony
  9. photophore
  10. photophores
  11. photophoresis

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