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Definition: HOLOPHOTAL

Part of Speech Definition
Adjective 1. Causing no loss of light; -- applied to reflectors which throw back the rays of light without perceptible loss.[Websters]
2. Rarely used base adjective of the adverb holophotally.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Adverb Form
(holophotally)
1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective holophotal.[Eve - graph theoretic]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license.

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Date "Holophotal" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1906. (references)

Etymology:Holophotal \Hol`o*pho"tal\, adjective. [Holo Greek expression light.]. (references)

Definition: HOLOPHOTAL

Part of SpeechDefinition
Adjective1. Causing no loss of light; -- applied to reflectors which throw back the rays of light without perceptible loss.[Websters]
2. Rarely used base adjective of the adverb holophotally.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Adverb Form
(holophotally)
1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective holophotal.[Eve - graph theoretic]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license.

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Date "HOLOPHOTAL" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1906. (references)

Etymology:Holophotal \Hol`o*pho"tal\, adjective. [Holo Greek expression light.]. (references)