photoconductivity

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌfəʊtəʊˌkɒndʌkˈtɪvɪtɪ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(fō′tō kon′duk tiv′i tē)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
pho•to•con•duc•tiv•i•ty  (fō′tō kon′duk tiv′i tē),USA pronunciation n. [Physics.]
  1. Physics, Electricitythe increase in the electrical conductivity of a substance, often nonmetallic, caused by the absorption of electromagnetic radiation.
  • photo- + conductivity 1925–30

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
photoconductivity /ˌfəʊtəʊˌkɒndʌkˈtɪvɪtɪ/ n
  1. the change in the electrical conductivity of certain substances, such as selenium, as a result of the absorption of electromagnetic radiation
photoconductive /ˌfəʊtəʊkənˈdʌktɪv/ adj ˌphotoconˈductor n
'photoconductivity' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
photocell - solid-state physics - photoconductive - photoelectricity - phototransistor

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