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Photovoltaic Pronunciation
Photovoltaic is pronounced foh-tuh-vohl-TAY-ik, IPA /ˌfoʊtəˌvoʊlˈteɪɪk/.
foh-tuh-vohl-TAY-ik
US /ˌfoʊtəˌvoʊlˈteɪɪk/ · UK /ˌfəʊtəʊvəʊlˈteɪɪk/
Syllables: foh · tuh · vohl · TAY · ik (5 syllables, stress on syllable 4)
adjective: Producing electricity directly from light, as a solar panel does.
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Photovoltaic in a Sentence
- Photovoltaic panels cover the whole south roof.
- These photovoltaic cells lose a little output each year.
- Photovoltaic power is cheapest around midday.
Common Mispronunciations of Photovoltaic
Not foh-toh-VOL-tayk
The aic at the end is two beats, TAY and ik, which brings the word to five in all.
Not FOH-tuh-vohl-tay-ik
Everything bends towards TAY, the fourth beat. Photo gives up its own stress when it joins on.
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