photoconductor

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noun

A material or device that exhibits or uses photoconductivity

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

nounphotoconductor (plural photoconductors)

plural photoconductors

  1. A material or device that exhibits or uses photoconductivity

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. Englishconductor
  9. Englishphotoconductor

From photo- + conductor.

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APA

photoconductor. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photoconductor

MLA

“photoconductor.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photoconductor. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “photoconductor,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photoconductor.

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