photocurrent

pho·to·cur·rent

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [foh-toh-kur-uh nt, -kuhr-]
- /ˈfoʊ toʊˌkɜr ənt, -ˌkʌr-/
- /fˌəʊtəʊkˈʌrənt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [foh-toh-kur-uh nt, -kuhr-]
- /ˈfoʊ toʊˌkɜr ənt, -ˌkʌr-/

Definitions of photocurrent word

noun photocurrent an electric current produced by a photoelectric effect. 1
noun photocurrent an electric current produced by electromagnetic radiation in the photoelectric effect, photovoltaic effect, or photoconductivity 0
noun photocurrent a stream of electrons released from a photoelectric cell by the action of light 0

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Origin of photocurrent

First appearance:

before 1910

One of the 15% newest English words

First recorded in 1910-15; photo- + current

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Parts of speech for Photocurrent

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

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photocurrent popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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