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photovoltaic definition

photo·vol·taic (fōt′ō väl tā′ik)

adjective

of or having to do with the generation of an electromotive force at the junction of two different materials in response to visible or other radiation

Etymology: photo- + voltaic

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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