Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

photogalvanic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pho-to-gal-van-ic
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to the production of electricity from light

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-)der. English photo- English galvanic English photogalvanic From photo- + galvanic.

Phrases

photogalvanic cell

Questions

What does photogalvanic mean?
Of or pertaining to the production of electricity from light
Where does photogalvanic come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-)der. English photo- English galvanic English photogalvanic From photo- + galvanic.

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