photovoltaics

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(fō′tō vōl tāiks)


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pho•to•vol•ta•ics  (fō′tō vōl tāiks),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Physics(used with a sing. v.) a field of semiconductor technology involving the direct conversion of electromagnetic radiation as sunlight, into electricity.
  2. Physics(used with a pl. v.) devices designed to perform such conversion.
  • see photovoltaic, -ics 1975–80


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