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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 |
| zoophobia | fear of animals |
| photophobia | fear of light |
| pyrophobia | fear of fire |
| phobophobia | fear of fear itself |
| anthophobia | fear of flowers |
| cynophobia | fear of dogs |
| photograph | an image created by light. |
| photogenic | produced by light |
| photophoton | 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 other electric effects due to the interaction of radiation (such as light) with matter. |
| photometer | an instrument for measuring luminous intensity , luminous flux,i llumination, or brightness |
| photocopy | a copy of usually printed material made with a process in which an image is formed by action of light usually on an electrically. charged surface. |
| telephoto | being a camera len surface designed to give large image of a distant object. |
| photometry | a branch of science that deals with the measurement of the intensity of light. |
| photosensitive | being or caused by an abnormal reaction to sunlight. |