fotoelectricidad

Spanish

Etymology

From foto- +‎ electricidad.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌfotoeleɡtɾiθiˈdad/ [ˌfo.t̪o.e.leɣ̞.t̪ɾi.θiˈð̞að̞] (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
• IPA^(key): /ˌfotoeleɡtɾisiˈdad/ [ˌfo.t̪o.e.leɣ̞.t̪ɾi.siˈð̞að̞] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -ad
• Syllabification: fo‧to‧e‧lec‧tri‧ci‧dad

Noun

fotoelectricidad f (uncountable)

1. (physics) photoelectricity

Related terms

• fotoeléctrico

Further reading

• “fotoelectricidad”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025