MEANING
Having electrical conductivity that changes when exposed to light.
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- photoconductive material
- a photoconductive sensor
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The photoconductive layer altered its resistance as the beam crossed it.
A photoconductive sensor registered the pulse before the camera did.
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Primary category: sci-fi. Forms: Relational technical adjective; comparative and superlative normally not used. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.
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