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Vocab Week 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Hydrophobia | fear of water |
| Acrophobia | fear of heights |
| Claustrophobia | fear of enclosed spaces |
| Arachnophobia | fear of spiders |
| Anthophobia | fear of flowers |
| Zoophobia | fear of animals |
| Cynophobia | fear of dogs |
| Photophobia | fear of light |
| Pyrophobia | fear of fire |
| Phobophobia | fear of fear itself |
| Photograph | an image created by light |
| Photogenic | produced by light |
| Photon | a quantum of electromagnetic radiation |
| Photosynthesis | synthesis of chemical compounds with the aid of radiant energy and especially light |
| Photoelectric | involving, relating to, or utilizing any of various electrical effects due to the interaction of radiation (such as light) with matter |
| Photometer | an instrument for measuring luminous intensity, luminous flux, illumination, or brightness |
| Photocopy | a copy of usually printed material made with a process in which an image is formed by the action of light usually on an electrically charged surface |
| Telephoto | being a camera llns system designed to give a large image of a distant object |
| photometry | a branch of science that deals with measurement of the intensity of light |
| Photosensitive | being or caused by an abnormal reaction to sunlight |