photovoltaïque

adjectivecommon noun

Syllable Decomposition

photovoltaïque

The term "photovoltaic" is composed of the ancient Greek word "photos" (φωτoς: light, brightness), the surname of the Italian physicist (Alessandro Volta), and the suffix -ic generally used to form an adjective from a noun and meaning "relating to this thing, proper to this thing".

Definition

électricitéélectronique

Plural

photovoltaïques

Translations

  • englishenglish:photovoltaic

See also

photovoltaïque (cn.) photovoltaïques (adj.) photovoltaïcien (cn.)