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PHOTOCONDUCTIVITY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Change in the electrical conductivity of a substance as a result of absorbing electromagnetic radiation
Synonyms:
photoconduction; photoconductivity
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural phenomena
Hypernyms ("photoconductivity" is a kind of...):
electrical conduction (the passage of electricity through a conductor)
Derivation:
photoconductive (of or relating to photoconductivity)