Definitions for holophote

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holophote hol·o·phote

Spelling: [hol-uh-foht, hoh-luh-]

IPA: /ˈhɒl əˌfoʊt, ˈhoʊ lə-/

Holophote is a 9 letter English word.

You can make 140 anagrams from letters in holophote (ehhlooopt).

Definitions for holophote

noun

1. an apparatus by which practically all the light from a lighthouse lamp or the like is thrown in a desired direction.

Origin of holophote

1840-50; back formation from holophotal (holo- + -photal); see photic, -al¹

Examples for holophote

The catadioptric lens, or holophote, gives a far more powerful but a more concentrated beam than the parabolic reflector.

The focus observer is shown on the lamp in holophote, Fig. 172.