"phototrigger" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: phototriggers [plural]
Etymology: From photo- + trigger. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|photo|trigger}} photo- + trigger Head templates: {{en-noun}} phototrigger (plural phototriggers)
  1. A trigger enabled by light
    Sense id: en-phototrigger-en-noun-Cd89MQxj

Verb

Forms: phototriggers [present, singular, third-person], phototriggering [participle, present], phototriggered [participle, past], phototriggered [past]
Etymology: From photo- + trigger. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|photo|trigger}} photo- + trigger Head templates: {{en-verb}} phototrigger (third-person singular simple present phototriggers, present participle phototriggering, simple past and past participle phototriggered)
  1. To trigger photochemically Related terms: phototriggerable
    Sense id: en-phototrigger-en-verb-CFptPymA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with photo-, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 80 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with photo-: 34 66 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 21 79

Inflected forms

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