photovoltaic

1. 1.

   producing a voltage when exposed to radiant energy (especially light)

Questions about photovoltaic

What does photovoltaic mean?

photovoltaic means "producing a voltage when exposed to radiant energy (especially light)".

How many syllables are in photovoltaic?

photovoltaic has 5 syllables: pho-to-vol-ta-ic. The stress falls on "ta". In IPA it is /ˌfoʊtəˌvoʊlˈteɪɪk/.

Is photovoltaic a common word?

photovoltaic is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with photovoltaic?

1 word rhymes with photovoltaic. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.