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photovoltaics
[ foh-toh-vohl-tey-iks ]
noun
, Physics.
- (used with a singular verb) a field of semiconductor technology involving the direct conversion of electromagnetic radiation as sunlight, into electricity.
- (used with a plural verb) devices designed to perform such conversion.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of photovoltaics1
First recorded in 1975–80; photovoltaic, -ics
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