photobiology en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-)der. English photo- Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-der. Ancient Greek βίος (bíos) Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ (-logĭ́ā)bor. Latin -logia New Latin biologialbor. English biology English photobiology From photo- + biology.
Meanings
- (uncountable) The study of the effects of light on living organisms, and on biological processes
Antonyms
Relateds
photobiological · photomorphogenesis · circadian rhythm · photobiologist · photosynthesis · photobiologically
Translations (13)
ru фо̀тобиоло́гия (the study of the effects of light on living organisms, and on biological processes) · pt fotobiologia (the study of the effects of light on living organisms, and on biological processes) · pl fotobiologia (the study of the effects of light on living organisms, and on biological processes) · ro fotobiologie (the study of the effects of light on living organisms, and on biological processes) · it fotobiologia (the study of the effects of light on living organisms, and on biological processes) · ko 광생물학 (the study of the effects of light on living organisms, and on biological processes) · lv fotobioloģija (the study of the effects of light on living organisms, and on biological processes) · lt fotobiologija (the study of the effects of light on living organisms, and on biological processes) · tl sughaynayan (the study of the effects of light on living organisms, and on biological processes) · fi fotobiologia (the study of the effects of light on living organisms, and on biological processes) · ja 光生物学 (the study of the effects of light on living organisms, and on biological processes) · el φωτοβιολογία (the study of the effects of light on living organisms, and on biological processes) · hu fotobiológia (the study of the effects of light on living organisms, and on biological processes)