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PHOTOCONDUCTIVITY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does photoconductivity mean?
• PHOTOCONDUCTIVITY (noun)
The noun PHOTOCONDUCTIVITY has 1 sense:
1. change in the electrical conductivity of a substance as a result of absorbing electromagnetic radiation
Familiarity information: PHOTOCONDUCTIVITY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Change in the electrical conductivity of a substance as a result of absorbing electromagnetic radiation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural phenomena
Synonyms:
photoconduction; photoconductivity
Hypernyms ("photoconductivity" is a kind of...):
electrical conduction (the passage of electricity through a conductor)
Derivation:
photoconductive (of or relating to photoconductivity)
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