Photoelectric

adj

adj ·5 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or relating to the electric effects of electromagnetic radiation, especially the ejection of an electron from a surface by a photon. not-comparable

    "Photo-electric beams in advance of each section enable automatic operation of the plant."

Adjective
  1. 1
    of or pertaining to photoelectricity wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
battery poweredbattery-poweredcathodicdynamoelectricelectricelectric-powered

Example

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"An important year in scientific history is 1905, when Einstein changed the face of physics with his theories of special relativity, mass-energy equivalence and the photoelectric effect."

Etymology

From photo- + electric.

Related phrases

photoelectric absorptionphotoelectric cellphotoelectric colorimeterphotoelectric constantphotoelectric controlphotoelectric counterphotoelectric densitometerphotoelectric detectorphotoelectric devicephotoelectric door openerphotoelectric effectphotoelectric fluoometer

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