photovoltaic
adjective
pho·to·vol·ta·ic
ˌfō-tō-väl-ˈtā-ik 
-vōl-
: of, relating to, or utilizing the generation of a voltage when radiant energy falls on the boundary between dissimilar substances (such as two different semiconductors)
photovoltaic
noun
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Meanwhile, solar photovoltaic panels that convert sunlight directly to electricity got super cheap.
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Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2025
The wildfire smoke that often wafts across the U.S. West may only be causing minimal disturbance to the output of photovoltaic solar panels, a new study has found.
—Sharon Udasin, The Hill, 6 Jan. 2025
As solar photovoltaic costs fell 90% in the last decade, Americans across the ideological spectrum embraced it.
—Mike Gunter, Orlando Sentinel, 3 Jan. 2025
Local businesspeople and farmers, annoyed by an expensive and unreliable electricity supply and lured by cheap Chinese solar panels, were covering the roofs of homes, factories, and stores with photovoltaic arrays.
—Bill McKibben, The New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2024
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Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2025
The wildfire smoke that often wafts across the U.S. West may only be causing minimal disturbance to the output of photovoltaic solar panels, a new study has found.
—Sharon Udasin, The Hill, 6 Jan. 2025
As solar photovoltaic costs fell 90% in the last decade, Americans across the ideological spectrum embraced it.
—Mike Gunter, Orlando Sentinel, 3 Jan. 2025
Local businesspeople and farmers, annoyed by an expensive and unreliable electricity supply and lured by cheap Chinese solar panels, were covering the roofs of homes, factories, and stores with photovoltaic arrays.
—Bill McKibben, The New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2024
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“Photovoltaic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/photovoltaic. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.
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