Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

photovoltaic

/fˌoʊtəvˌoʊltˈeɪɪk/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.02 in modern English

Syllables: pho-to-volta-ic
IPA: /fˌoʊtəvˌoʊltˈeɪɪk/

22

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Producing a voltage when exposed to light.

Example Sentences

"But the truly impressive part of this entry is the photovoltaic film that has been applied to the platform and entrance roofs (all 272 square metres of it). It is a UK first for the railway, and is expected to generate 36kW of electricity to meet the needs of the station itself and to feed the surplus back to the grid."

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- Italian Voltabor. English Volta Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English voltaic English photovoltaic From photo- + voltaic.

Derived Forms

agrophotovoltaic biophotovoltaic floatovoltaic nonphotovoltaic photovoltaically photovoltaics thermophotovoltaic

Phrases

photovoltaic cell photovoltaic effect

Frequently Paired Words

betavoltaic

Synonyms

photoelectric

Rhymes With

mosaic archaic algebraic nucleic hayek formulaic passaic prosaic ptolemaic deoxyribonucleic altaic ribonucleic

Questions

How do you pronounce photovoltaic?: The recorded pronunciation is /fˌoʊtəvˌoʊltˈeɪɪk/.
What does photovoltaic mean?: Producing a voltage when exposed to light.
Where does photovoltaic 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- Italian Voltabor. English Volta Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English voltaic English photovoltaic From photo- + voltaic.

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