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photodiffusion

photodiffusion noun: the creation of a voltage across a conductor or semiconductor by illuminating one side of it.

Noun

photodiffusion (usually uncountable, plural photodiffusions)

  1. (usually) The creation of a voltage across a conductor or semiconductor by illuminating one side of it
    Synonyms:
    Dember effect

Synonyms of photodiffusion

Forms of photodiffusion

pluralphotodiffusions

Origin of photodiffusion

From photo- + diffusion.

Questions about photodiffusion

What does photodiffusion mean?
Photodiffusion means the creation of a voltage across a conductor or semiconductor by illuminating one side of it.
What part of speech is photodiffusion?
Photodiffusion is a noun.
What is the plural of photodiffusion?
The plural of photodiffusion is photodiffusions.

Words near photodiffusion in the dictionary

  1. photodevices
  2. photodiagnosis
  3. photodichroic
  4. photodichroism
  5. photodifference
  6. photodiffusion
  7. photodiffusions
  8. photodimer
  9. photodimerization
  10. photodimerized
  11. photodimers

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