| English Dictionary |
PHOTOCONDUCTION
| Pronunciation (US): |  | (GB): | |
Dictionary entry overview: What does photoconduction mean?
• PHOTOCONDUCTION (noun)
The noun PHOTOCONDUCTION has 1 sense:
1. change in the electrical conductivity of a substance as a result of absorbing electromagnetic radiation
Familiarity information: PHOTOCONDUCTION used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Change in the electrical conductivity of a substance as a result of absorbing electromagnetic radiation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural phenomena
Synonyms:
photoconduction; photoconductivity
Hypernyms ("photoconduction" is a kind of...):
electrical conduction (the passage of electricity through a conductor)
| Learn English with... Proverbs |
"It's an ill wind that blows no good." (English proverb)
"Never reveal all that you know to others: They might become shrewder than you." (Bhutanese proverb)
"Whoever works, he will eat." (Armenian proverb)
"He who studies does not waste his time." (Corsican proverb)
"Never reveal all that you know to others: They might become shrewder than you." (Bhutanese proverb)
"Whoever works, he will eat." (Armenian proverb)
"He who studies does not waste his time." (Corsican proverb)