PHOTOCONDUCTIVITY

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

photoconduction; photoconductivity

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural phenomena

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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