"photovoltaic" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Etymology: From photo- + voltaic. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|photo|voltaic}} photo- + voltaic Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} photovoltaic (not comparable)
  1. Producing a voltage when exposed to light. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: photoelectric Derived forms: agrophotovoltaic, floatovoltaic, photovoltaic cell, photovoltaic effect, photovoltaics Related terms: betavoltaic Translations (producing a voltage when exposed to light): fotovoltaic [masculine] (Catalan), fotovoltaický (Czech), valosähköinen (Finnish), photovoltaïque (French), ფოტოელექტრული (poṭoelekṭruli) (Georgian), ფოტოვოლტაიკური (poṭovolṭaiḳuri) (Georgian), fotovoltaisch (German), photovoltaisch (German), φωτοβολταϊκός (fotovoltaïkós) (Greek), fótavoltach (Irish), fotovoltaico (Italian), fotovoltaisk (Norwegian Bokmål), fotovoltaisk (Norwegian Nynorsk), fotovoltaic (Romanian), фотоэлектри́ческий (fotoelektríčeskij) (Russian), фотогальвани́ческий (fotogalʹvaníčeskij) (Russian), фотовольтаи́ческий (fotovolʹtaíčeskij) (Russian), fotovoltaico (Spanish), fotovoltaisk (Swedish), фотоелектри́чний (fotoelektrýčnyj) (Ukrainian)

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