photoelectric

C2 Topic:Describing Qualities

Also spelled photo-electric

US /ˌfoʊtoʊɪˈlɛktrɪk/ See IPA manual

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Meanings

1

adj
of or pertaining to photoelectricity

The photoelectric effect.
2

adj
Of or relating to the electric effects of electromagnetic radiation, especially the ejection of an electron from a surface by a photon.

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

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1 adj · of or pertaining to... photoelectrical

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photoelectric effect
the release of electrons from a material when electromagnetic radiation strikes it

Adjective + noun

Etymology

From photo- + electric.

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