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5 Cards in this Set
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photos
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light
photograph-(graph-write, draw) picture drawn by light telephoto-(tele-distant)- light from far away photometer-(metron-measure) - a device which measures light phototropic-(tropos-turn) - turning toward light photophilia-(philia-love)-love of light photophobia-(phobos-fear) - fear or dislike of light photosynthesis-(syn-together, thesis-putting) - a process of putting things together by using light |
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graph
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to write or draw
photograph-(photo-light)-picture drawn by light photopraph-(phono-sound)-machine for writing (or recording)sound telegraph-(tele-distant)-writing from far away graph-pictured information lithograph-(lithos-stone)-drawing made on a stone graphite-black carbon used for drawing or writing autograph-(auto-self)-to write one's own name phonogram-(phono-sound)-written symbol for a sound hologram-(holos-complete)-a three-dimensional photograph of a whole object |
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metron
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measure
meter-unit of measure-39.47 inches long geometry -(geo-earth)-measurement of the earth optometry (opsis-sight)-measure eyesight symmetry-(sym-same, equal)-measuring the same barometer-(baros-weight, pressure)-device to measure air pressure thermometer-(thermos-heat)-measure heat diameter-(dia-through, across)-measuring across centimeter-(centum-hundred)-one hundredth of a meter anemometer-(anemos-wind)-measures wind speed |
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tropos
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turning
tropics-the area of the earth from the equator north to the Tropic of Cancer and south to the Tropic of Capricorn tropical-the climate of the earth in the tropics phototropic-(photo-light)-turning toward light as leaves and flowers do heliotrope-(helios-sun)-a flower named for its tendency to turn toward the sun tropophilous-(philia-love)-plants or trees which like a change or turning of seasons-hot and cold, wet and dry thermotropism-(thermos-heat)-turning toward heat (as cats do!) |
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philia
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love, friendship
philosopher-(sophia-wisdom)-one who loves wisdom Philadelphia (adelphos-brother)-city of brotherly love philanthropist-(anthropos-man)-one who cares about his fellow man phillumenist-(lumen-light)-one who collects match covers philogynist--(gyne-woman)-one who loves women philologist-(logos-word)-one who loves words philtre-love potion Anglophile-(Angli-English)-one who love England Francophile-(Francus-France)-one who loves France |
