photoconductivity
noun
photoconductivity is spelled P-H-O-T-O-C-O-N-D-U-C-T-I-V-I-T-Y: 17 letters. It appears about once in every 65 million words in written English, the 252,559th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, photoconductivity means “The increase in the electrical conductivity of a material as a result of incident electromagnetic radiation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of photoconductivity is photoconductivities.
How many letters and syllables are in photoconductivity?
| Letters | 17: P-H-O-T-O-C-O-N-D-U-C-T-I-V-I-T-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 65 million words; the 252,559th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is photoconductivity?
Photoconductivity appears about once in every 65 million words in written English, the 252,559th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of photoconductivity
- photoconductivities plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does photoconductivity mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The increase in the electrical conductivity of a material as a result of incident electromagnetic radiation.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Photoconductivity in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense an increase in the electrical conductivity of a material as a result of incident:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | photoconductivité |
| German | Photoleitfähigkeit |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.