photothermal

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂-

Proto-Indo-European *-os

Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os

Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos

Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos)

Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs)

Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-)der.

English photo-

English thermal

English photothermal

From photo- + thermal.

Adjective

photothermal (not comparable)

1. (physics) Involving the production of heat by photoexcitation.

Derived terms

• photothermally