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6 Cards in this Set
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photos (G)
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light
photograph-(graph-write,draw)-picture drawn by light telephoto-(tele-distant)- ligt from far away photometer-(metronmeasure)- a device which measures light phototropic-(tropos-turn)- truning toward light photophilia-(philia-love)-love of light photophobia-(phobos-fear)-fear or dislike of light photosynthesis-(syn-together; thesis-put)- a process of light putting things together |
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graph (G)
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to write or draw
photograph-(photo-light)- picture drawn by light phonograph-(phono-sound)- machine for writing (or recording) sound telegraph-(tele-disant)- writing from far away graph- pictured information lithograph-(lithos-stone)- drawing made on a stone graphite- black carbon used for drawing or writing autograph-(autos-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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tele (G)
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far away, distant
television-(video, visum (L)-see)- see distant things telephone-(phone-sound)- sound from far away telegraph-(graph-write)- writing from a distance telephoto-(photo-light)- light from far away telescope-(skopeo-look at)- device for looking at distant objects telepathy-(pathos-felling)- knowing how someone fa away is feeling |
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metron (G)
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measure
meter- unit of measure- 39.47 inches long geometry-(geo-earth)- measure the earth optometry-(opsis-sight)-measure eyesight symmetry-(sym-same, equal)- measure the same barometer-(baros-weight, pressure)- measure air pressure thermometer-(thermos-heat)- measure heat diameter-(dia-through, across)- measure across centimeter-(centum0hundred)- one hundredth of a meter anemometer-(anemos-wind)- measures wind speed |
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tropos (G)
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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 (G)
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love
philosopher-(sophia-wisdom)- one who loves wisdom Philadelphia-(adelphos-brother)- city of brotherly love philanthropist-(anthropos-man)- one who cares about his fellow man philogist-(logos-word)- one who loves words bibliophile-(biblos-book)- a book lover |
