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Meaning of "photophobic" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PHOTOPHOBIC

photophobic  [ˌfəʊtəʊˈfəʊbɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PHOTOPHOBIC

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Photophobic is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES PHOTOPHOBIC MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Photophobia

Photophobia /ˌfəʊtəʊˈfəʊbiə/ is a symptom of abnormal intolerance to visual perception of light. As a medical symptom, photophobia is not a morbid fear or phobia, but an experience of discomfort or pain to the eyes due to light exposure or by presence of actual physical sensitivity of the eyes, though the term is sometimes additionally applied to abnormal or irrational fear of light such as heliophobia.

Definition of photophobic in the English dictionary

The definition of photophobic in the dictionary is having abnormal sensitivity to light, esp as the result of inflammation. Other definition of photophobic is having an abnormal fear of or aversion to sunlight or well-lit places.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PHOTOPHOBIC


acrophobic
ˌækrəˈfəʊbɪk
aerophobic
ˌɛərəˈfəʊbɪk
agoraphobic
ˌæɡərəˈfəʊbɪk
anthropophobic
ˌænθrəpəˈfəʊbɪk
aquaphobic
ˌækwəˈfəʊbɪk
astraphobic
ˌæstrəˈfəʊbɪk
astrophobic
ˌæstrəˈfəʊbɪk
claustrophobic
ˌklɔːstrəˈfəʊbɪk
homophobic
ˌhɒməˈfəʊbɪk
hydrophobic
ˌhaɪdrəˈfəʊbɪk
Islamophobic
ˌɪzlɑːməˈfəʊbɪk
lyophobic
ˌlaɪəʊˈfəʊbɪk
monophobic
ˌmɒnəʊˈfəʊbɪk
necrophobic
ˌnɛkrəʊˈfəʊbɪk
nyctophobic
ˌnɪktəˈfəʊbɪk
ochlophobic
ˌɒkləˈfəʊbɪk
phobic
ˈfəʊbɪk
Russophobic
ˌrʌsəʊˈfəʊbɪk
technophobic
ˌteknəʊˈfəʊbɪk
xenophobic
ˌzɛnəˈfəʊbɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PHOTOPHOBIC

photoperiodic
photoperiodically
photoperiodism
photophase
photophil
photophilic
photophilous
photophily
photophobe
photophobia
photophone
photophonic
photophony
photophore
photophoreses
photophoresis
photopia
photopic
photoplay
photopolymer

WORDS THAT END LIKE PHOTOPHOBIC

aerobic
ailourophobic
ailurophobic
anaerobic
anglophobic
batrachophobic
computerphobic
cyberphobic
dysmorphophobic
eleutherophobic
Europhobic
gynophobic
heliophobic
Negrophobic
neophobic
pyrophobic
saprobic
taphephobic
triskaidekaphobic
zelophobic

Synonyms and antonyms of photophobic in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «photophobic» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PHOTOPHOBIC

Find out the translation of photophobic to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of photophobic from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «photophobic» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

避光
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

photophobic
570 millions of speakers

English

photophobic
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

photophobic
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

رهاب الضوء
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

photophobic
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

photophobic
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

photophobic
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

photophobes
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Photophobic
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

photophobische
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

photophobic
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

photophobic
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Photophobic
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

photophobic
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

photophobic
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फोटोफॉबिक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

fotofobi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

fotofobica
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

fotofobowej
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

photophobic
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

photophobic
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

photophobic
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

photophobic
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ljusskygga
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

photophobic
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of photophobic

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PHOTOPHOBIC»

The term «photophobic» is normally little used and occupies the 129.608 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PHOTOPHOBIC» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «photophobic» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «photophobic» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about photophobic

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PHOTOPHOBIC»

Discover the use of photophobic in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to photophobic and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Light Sensing in Plants
But, very surprisingly, neither step-up nor step-down photophobic reactions were impaired. These results can be interpreted by a number of options. First, the energy absorbed by only flavins is not sufficient to drive phototaxis but to mediate  ...
M. Wada, K. Shimazaki, Moritoshi Iino, 2005
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CRC Handbook of Organic Photochemistry and Photobiology, ...
FIGURE 120.1 The step-up photophobic response exhibited by a cell (namely, in this case, the ciliate Blepharisma japonicum) upon crossing a dark(gray)-light( white) border. both photophobic responses consist of a brief cessation of forward  ...
William M. Horspool, Francesco Lenci, 2003
3
Photomovement
In a freely swimming cell, this switch is characteristic for the photophobic response [31]. Therefore it could be concluded that the FC is the driving force for the photophobic response of the cell [48,60,68]. Recently this notion has been directly ...
D.-P. Häder, M. Lebert, 2001
4
Bio-mechanisms of Swimming and Flying
Experimental apparatus for photophobic phenomenon of euglena Photophobic response was investigated by this apparatus in the condition that 30 - 60 euglenas were put into the pool. The results are summarized in Fig. 2.6. Horizontal axis is ...
N. Kato, J. Ayers, H. Morikawa, 2004
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Physiology
and disappears at light intensities higher than 200 W/mz, above which only step- up photophobic responses and photodispersal from light traps are the photomotile reactions exhibited by Euglena. This threshold value may vary in different ...
Dennis E. Buetow, 1982
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Photobiology
Transverse taxis or diaphotaxis is when the organism moves perpendicular to the axis of the light stimulus (occurs at an intermediate light intensity). Photoaccumulation or photodispersal is the end result of photokinesis, photophobic response, ...
Elli Kohen, Rene Santus, Joseph G. Hirschberg, 1995
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Issues in Psychology and Psychiatry—Special Fields: 2013 Edition
PhOtophObic. Response. In. The. Benthic. Diatom. Navicula. Perminuta. ( bacillariophyceae). By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Psychology & Psychiatry Journal — New research on Psychology is the subject of a report. According to ...
‎2013
8
Environmental UV Radiation: Impact on Ecosystems and Human ...
Effect ofUV-B radiation on photomotile responses Photomotile responses of both B.japonicum and F. salina are impaired by UV-B irradiation18'19. B. japonicum reacts to light stimuli exhibiting step-up photophobic responses: upon a sudden ...
Francesco Ghetti, Giovanni Checcucci, Janet F. Bornman, 2006
9
Algae: An Introduction to Phycology
The third type of response, the photophobic response, entails a rapid reversal of movement and is induced by a sudden increase or decrease of light intensity. The phototactic and photophobic responses enable blue-green algae that live in  ...
Christiaan Hoek, David Mann, H. M. Jahns, 1995
10
Some Effects of Adenosine Triphosphate on Swimming and ...
Study confirms that available ATP regulates the rates of flagellar beating and swimming in Euglena, and also that it has two responses to light.
Mercedes L. Acuña, Eugene C. Bovee, 1979

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PHOTOPHOBIC»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term photophobic is used in the context of the following news items.
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AGTC Tackles 3 Eye Diseases with Gene Therapy
People are severely photophobic, legally blind, and even in a normally lit office building wear heavily tinted glasses. Outside they wear goggles ... «PLoS Blogs, Apr 15»
2
Hubble's Greatest Hits
Rather than remaining locked on its celestial targets, it trembled and shook, quaking like a photophobic vampire whenever sunlight struck its ... «PopMatters, Apr 15»
3
Train operator sues MTA over 'satanic terroristic criminality'
... and the Census Bureau, arguing they discriminated against him because he is white, Irish, Catholic and “photophobic,” or sensitive to light. «New York Post, Mar 15»
4
Images showcase how Hubble telescope is transforming our …
'Rather than remaining locked on its celestial targets, it trembled and shook, quaking like a photophobic vampire whenever sunlight struck its ... «Daily Mail, Mar 15»
5
Even cockroaches have personalities
Cockroaches are photophobic during the day, implying that that when exposed to light, they automatically seek out shelter in a dark space. «Mongabay.com, Mar 15»
6
Computing for the Visually Impaired, Part 4
(Note that sliding Display Contrast to Maximum renders the screen so bright that it may be painful for photophobic users.) Display > Cursor ... «TidBITS, Feb 15»
7
Why Riddick Wasn't The Real Hero Of Pitch Black
Remember Pitch Black, in which interstellar castaways battled their way off a dark planet filled with photophobic monsters? Well, while Vin ... «io9, Jan 15»
8
11 fun, amazing facts about worms
Worms are photophobic even though they don't have eyes. To escape light, they will burrow down into their bedding or soil. Worms are ... «Arizona Daily Star, Jan 15»
9
Quick step to Sydney
... of normal, she sees in monochrome, has minimal peripheral vision, poor depth perception and is photophobic - bright light causes "whiteout". «Wanganui Chronicle, Jan 15»
10
The King Can Do No Wrong
... attractions to the fight at hand are intoxicated by deceit, blindfolded by the god of money, power and pleasure and are morally photophobic. «Sierra Express Media, Nov 14»

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