Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

photoconductor

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.05 in modern English

Syllables: pho-to-con-duc-tor
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A material or device that exhibits or uses 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 conductor English photoconductor From photo- + conductor.

Inflected Forms

photoconductors (plural)

Phrases

photoconductor diode

Questions

What does photoconductor mean?: A material or device that exhibits or uses photoconductivity
Where does photoconductor 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 conductor English photoconductor From photo- + conductor.

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