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vocab week 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| hydrophobia | fear of water |
| acrophobia | fear of heights |
| 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, related 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 lens 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 |