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photoelectric

8 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. photoelectric (adjective)
  2. photoelectric cell (noun)
  3. photoelectric current (noun)
  4. photoelectric effect (noun)
  5. photoelectric emission (noun)
  6. photoelectric threshold (noun)
  7. photoelectric tube (noun)
  8. Einstein's photoelectric equation (noun)

pho·to·elec·tric

adj \ˌfō-tō-i-ˈlek-trik\

Definition of PHOTOELECTRIC

: involving, relating to, or utilizing any of various electrical effects due to the interaction of radiation (as light) with matter
— pho·to·elec·tri·cal·ly \-tri-k(ə-)lē\ adverb
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Origin of PHOTOELECTRIC

International Scientific Vocabulary
First Known Use: circa 1879

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