Associations to the word «Photoelectric»

Wiktionary

PHOTOELECTRIC, adjective. Of or relating to the electric effects of electromagnetic radiation, especially the ejection of an electron from a surface by a photon.
PHOTOELECTRIC CELL, noun. A transducer that generates an electric current proportional to the light intensity
PHOTOELECTRIC CELLS, noun. Plural of photoelectric cell
PHOTOELECTRIC EFFECT, noun. (physics) The emission of electrons from the surface of a material following the absorption of electromagnetic radiation

Dictionary definition

PHOTOELECTRIC, adjective. Of or pertaining to photoelectricity; "the photoelectric effect".

Wise words

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John Locke