photovoltaic
pronunciation
How to pronounce photovoltaic in British English:
UK [ˌfəʊtəʊvɒlˈteɪɪk]
How to pronounce photovoltaic in American English:
US [ˌfoʊtəˌvoʊlˈteɪɪk]
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- Adjective:
- producing a voltage when exposed to radiant energy (especially light)
Word Origin
- photovoltaic (adj.)
- 1923, from photo- + voltaic. Related: Photovoltaics (see -ics).
Example
- 1. Photovoltaic cells are already a familiar sight on rooftops .
- 2. The researchers propose creating a biological solar panel , which will contain diatoms instead of photovoltaic cells .
- 3. Each panel contains small lenses that concentrate sunlight by 400 times onto strips containing gallium arsenide photovoltaic cells .
- 4. Conventional photovoltaic cells , made of silicon , are designed to collect energy from sunlight .
- 5. The rapid development of solar photovoltaic industry luminaries popular .