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photoconductive

/fˌoʊtoʊkəndˈʌktɪv/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.50 in modern English

Syllables
pho-to-con-duc-tive
IPA
/fˌoʊtoʊkəndˈʌktɪv/
28
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

of, relating to, or characterized by photoconductivity

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 conduct Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English conductive English photoconductive From photo- + conductive.

Inflected Forms

more photoconductive (comparative) most photoconductive (superlative)

Phrases

photoconductive cell photoconductive device photoconductive film photoconductive gain factor photoconductive meter

Rhymes With

productive non-productive destructive reproductive constructive seductive unproductive conductive instructive obstructive inductive reconstructive

Questions

How do you pronounce photoconductive?
The recorded pronunciation is /fˌoʊtoʊkəndˈʌktɪv/.
What does photoconductive mean?
of, relating to, or characterized by photoconductivity
Where does photoconductive 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 conduct Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English conductive English photoconductive From photo- + conductive.

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