adj. bearing light at the apex. syn. acrophotic ☐ acrophotally adv. acrophocy n.  [f. Gk. ákros ‘tip, peak’ + photal]

n. 1. a lighting feature presenting a distorted image that appears in its intended form under certain conditions, as when viewed at a raking angle or reflected from a curved mirror. 2. the method of producing such an installation. 3. the gradual change in form from one type to another during the evolution of a group of lights. pl. anaphotomorphoses [f. Gk. aná– ‘against’+ phôs-, phōt– ‘light’ +Gk. –morphos ‘shape’]

  n. the study of lighting in human culture and human development. ☐ anthropophotal adj. anthropophotologist n. [f. Gk. ánthrōpos ‘human’ + photology]

adj. that precedes a photal state. syn. antephotic ☐ antephotally adv. antephocy n. [f. L. ante ‘before’+ photal]

adj. against light. ☐ antiphotally adv., antiphocy n. [f. Gk. antí- ‘against’ + photal]

n. being stunned or incapacitated by light. ☐ aphoplectic adj.  [f. Gk. apo– ‘off’ + Gk. phos ‘light’ + Gk. plessein ‘hit’]

n. the state of the absence of light. ☐ aphotal adj. aphotally adv.  [f. Gk a-, an- ‘without’ + photal + -cy]

n. the study of ancient forms of light. ☐ archephotological adj. archephotologist n. [f. Gk. arkhaios- ‘ancient, primitive’ + photology]

adj. pertaining to starlight.  syn. astrophotic ☐ astrophotally adv. astrophocy n. astrophocist n. [f. Gk. ástron ‘star’ + photal]

adj. that produces its own light. syn. autophotic ☐ autophocy n. [f. Gk. autós ‘self’ + photal]