photoconductivity

noun

The increase in the electrical conductivity of a material as a result of incident electromagnetic radiation.

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photoconduction
OriginEnglish conductivity ← Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-) ← Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos →
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Meanings

nounphotoconductivity (countable and uncountable, plural photoconductivities)

plural photoconductivities

  1. countableuncountablenatural sciencesThe increase in the electrical conductivity of a material as a result of incident electromagnetic radiation.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounchange in the electrical conductivity of a substance as a result of absorbing electromagnetic radiation

Similar
photoconduction
Broader
electrical conduction
Also see
photoconduction

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰéh₂os
  3. Proto-Hellenic*pʰáwos
  4. Ancient Greekφᾰ́ος (phắos)
  5. Ancient Greekφῶς (phôs)
  6. Ancient Greekφωτο- (phōto-)
  7. Englishphoto-
  8. Englishconduct
  9. Englishconductive
  10. Englishconductivity
  11. Englishphotoconductivity

From photo- + conductivity.

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Translations

Bulgarian фотопроводимост
  • фотопроводимост (fotoprovodimost)an increase in the electrical conductivity of a material as a result of incident electromagnetic radiation
Chinese Mandarin 光傳導率 /光传导率, 光導增益 /光导增益
  • 光傳導率 /光传导率 (guāng chuándǎo lǜ)an increase in the electrical conductivity of a material as a result of incident electromagnetic radiation
  • 光導增益 /光导增益 (guāngdǎo zēngyì)an increase in the electrical conductivity of a material as a result of incident electromagnetic radiation
French photoconductivité
  • photoconductivitéan increase in the electrical conductivity of a material as a result of incident electromagnetic radiation
German Photoleitfähigkeit
  • Photoleitfähigkeitan increase in the electrical conductivity of a material as a result of incident electromagnetic radiation
Irish fótaisheoltacht
  • fótaisheoltachtan increase in the electrical conductivity of a material as a result of incident electromagnetic radiation
Italian fotoconduttività, fotoresistenza
  • fotoconduttivitàan increase in the electrical conductivity of a material as a result of incident electromagnetic radiation
  • fotoresistenzaan increase in the electrical conductivity of a material as a result of incident electromagnetic radiation
Japanese 光導電性
  • 光導電性 (hikaridōdensei)an increase in the electrical conductivity of a material as a result of incident electromagnetic radiation
Polish fotoprzewodnictwo
  • fotoprzewodnictwoan increase in the electrical conductivity of a material as a result of incident electromagnetic radiation
Russian фотопроводи́мость
  • фотопроводи́мость (fotoprovodímostʹ)an increase in the electrical conductivity of a material as a result of incident electromagnetic radiation
Cite this entry
APA

photoconductivity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photoconductivity

MLA

“photoconductivity.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photoconductivity. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “photoconductivity,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photoconductivity.

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