Used in a Sentence

philo

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for philo.

Editorial note

Look at what RCA did to FM inventor Edwin Armstrong, and to TV inventor Philo Farnsworth.

Examples18
Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

A census-designated place in Mendocino County, California, United States.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of philo gathered in one view.

noun

A census-designated place in Mendocino County, California, United States.

noun

A village in Illinois, United States.

noun

A village in Ohio, United States.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for philo.

noun

A census-designated place in Mendocino County, California, United States.

noun

A village in Illinois, United States.

noun

A village in Ohio, United States.

noun

A placename

Example sentences

1

Look at what RCA did to FM inventor Edwin Armstrong, and to TV inventor Philo Farnsworth.

2

For what it’s worth, Philo Farnsworth and John Logie Baird were friendly with each other.

3

Handheld electronic cameras, for a very strong person, might date back to Philo T.

4

Just as nobody in America has heard of Philo Farnsworth, except for entrepreneurs who are looking for bedtime stories to tell their kids.

5

In 1920, fourteen-year-old Philo Farnsworth was tilling his family's Idaho potato field.

6

I'm particularly amused by this guy's citation of Philo Farnsworth as the sort of entrepreneur we should all aspire to be.

7

I think all this 'philo-babble' detracts from the actual point he is trying to make.

8

Seconding _Blindsight_, which is a great book (which he describes as 'a philo­soph­i­cal ru­mi­na­tion on the na­ture of con­scious­ness with an un­healthy focus on space vam­pires') You won't think about consciousness the same way again.

9

There are plenty of Philo Farnsworths in America today.

10

I think Camp Zen likes to think they have the superior philo..

11

Israeli philo-Americanism is its own can of worms.

12

Any connection between him and Philo Farnsworth?

Quote examples

1

Philo McGiffin noted that many of the gunpowder charges were "thirteen years old and condemned."[2] What little ammunition was available was to be preserved for a real battle.

2

In my (admittedly brief) searching I didn't find strong evidence for him being particularly anti- or philo-semitic, though the Wikipedia article did include a quote by him implying that America would be better run by Jewish people than black people (and maybe also hillbillies; he said "voters in Baltimore or Appalachia").

3

I find it hard to believe a "stand-up comic, writer and director from Astoria, NY" that "hangs out" in the night scene has not met friends that will sleep with him just for the sake of giving him some experience -- out of philo-love motivation, because having spent a fair bit of time in the area, there are quite a few people who would feel sleeping with a friend in this need is just the right thing to do.

Proper noun examples

1

Philo Farnsworth did make considerable contribution to television with his image dissector, but he didn't make the first TV.

2

Philo Farnsworth demonstrated a competing technology a few years later, but every TV today is based on his technology.

3

Philo Farnsworth didn't invent the first TV, mechanical TV systems existed before.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use philo in a sentence?

Look at what RCA did to FM inventor Edwin Armstrong, and to TV inventor Philo Farnsworth.

What does philo mean?

A census-designated place in Mendocino County, California, United States.

What part of speech is philo?

philo is commonly used as noun.