Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

photovaristor

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pho-to-varis-tor
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A varistor in which the relationship between voltage and current is light-dependent

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 varistor English photovaristor From photo- + varistor.

Inflected Forms

photovaristors (plural)

Phrases

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Frequently Paired Words

cadmium sulfide lead telluride

Questions

What does photovaristor mean?: A varistor in which the relationship between voltage and current is light-dependent
Where does photovaristor 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 varistor English photovaristor From photo- + varistor.

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