photovoltaic en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-)der. English photo- Italian Voltabor. English Volta Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English voltaic English photovoltaic From photo- + voltaic.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Producing a voltage when exposed to light.
But the truly impressive part of this entry is the photovoltaic film that has been applied to the platform and entrance roofs (all 272 square metres of it). It is a UK first for the railway, and is expected to generate 36kW of electricity to meet the needs of the station itself and to feed the surplus back to the grid.
2021 September 22, “National Rail Awards 2021: Denmark Hill Station Enhancement Project”, in RAIL, number 940, page 39:
Deriveds
agrophotovoltaic · photovoltaic effect · floatovoltaic · nonphotovoltaic · photovoltaic cell · thermophotovoltaic · photovoltaically · biophotovoltaic · photovoltaics
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Translations (22)
nb fotovoltaisk (producing a voltage when exposed to light) · ro fotovoltaic (producing a voltage when exposed to light) · nl fotovoltaïsch (producing a voltage when exposed to light) · ru фотоэлектри́ческий (producing a voltage when exposed to light) · uk фотоелектри́чний (producing a voltage when exposed to light) · it fotovoltaico (producing a voltage when exposed to light) · nn fotovoltaisk (producing a voltage when exposed to light) · ga fótavoltach (producing a voltage when exposed to light) · el φωτοβολταϊκός (producing a voltage when exposed to light) · ru фотовольтаи́ческий (producing a voltage when exposed to light) · es fotovoltaico (producing a voltage when exposed to light) · de photovoltaisch (producing a voltage when exposed to light) · sv fotovoltaisk (producing a voltage when exposed to light) · ka ფოტოვოლტაიკური (producing a voltage when exposed to light) · cs fotovoltaický (producing a voltage when exposed to light) · pt fotovoltaico (producing a voltage when exposed to light) · ru фотогальвани́ческий (producing a voltage when exposed to light) · ka ფოტოელექტრული (producing a voltage when exposed to light) · ca fotovoltaic (producing a voltage when exposed to light) · fi valosähköinen (producing a voltage when exposed to light) · fr photovoltaïque (producing a voltage when exposed to light) · de fotovoltaisch (producing a voltage when exposed to light)