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photo conductivity

[foh-toh-kon-duhk-tiv-i-tee]

pho·to·con·duc·tiv·i·ty

[foh-toh-kon-duhk-tiv-i-tee]
noun Physics.
the increase in the electrical conductivity of a substance, often nonmetallic, caused by the absorption of electromagnetic radiation.

Origin:
1925–30; photo- + conductivity
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