Meanings
nounphotodiffusion (usually uncountable, plural photodiffusions)
plural photodiffusions
- uncountableusuallyThe creation of a voltage across a conductor or semiconductor by illuminating one side of it
Synonyms: Dember effect
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe creation of a voltage across a conductor or semiconductor by illuminating one side of it
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰéh₂os
- Proto-Hellenic*pʰáwos
- Ancient Greekφᾰ́ος (phắos)
- Ancient Greekφῶς (phôs)
- Ancient Greekφωτο- (phōto-)
- Englishphoto-
- Englishdiffusion
- Englishphotodiffusion
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APA
photodiffusion. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photodiffusion
MLA
“photodiffusion.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photodiffusion. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “photodiffusion,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photodiffusion.
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