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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 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 lens system designed to give a large image of a istant 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 |