PHOTOCONDUCTIVITY


Meaning of PHOTOCONDUCTIVITY in English

/foh'toh kon'duk tiv"i tee/ , n. Physics.

the increase in the electrical conductivity of a substance, often nonmetallic, caused by the absorption of electromagnetic radiation.

[ 1925-30; PHOTO- + CONDUCTIVITY ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .