Meanings
nounphotovoltaics (uncountable)
- uncountablenatural sciencesThe technology of the conversion of sunlight into electricity using semiconductors that exhibit the photovoltaic effect.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰéh₂os
- Proto-Hellenic*pʰáwos
- Ancient Greekφᾰ́ος (phắos)
- Ancient Greekφῶς (phôs)
- Ancient Greekφωτο- (phōto-)
- Englishphoto-
- ItalianVolta
- EnglishVolta
- Englishvoltaic
- Englishphotovoltaic
- Englishphotovoltaics
From photovoltaic + -ics.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish aurinkokennotekniikka
- aurinkokennotekniikkatechnology
German Photovoltaik
- Photovoltaiktechnology
Irish fótavoltachas
- fótavoltachastechnology
Polish fotowoltaika
- fotowoltaikatechnology
Romanian fotovoltaică
- fotovoltaicătechnology
Russian фотовольтаика
- фотовольтаика (fotovolʹtaika)technology
Turkish fotovoltaik
- fotovoltaiktechnology
Ukrainian фотовольтаїка
- фотовольтаїка (fotovolʹtajika)technology
Cite this entry
APA
photovoltaics. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photovoltaics
MLA
“photovoltaics.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photovoltaics. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “photovoltaics,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photovoltaics.
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