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photoelectric

  • adjective

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

Related words

  • photoelectrically
  • photoelectric absorption
  • photoelectric cell
  • photoelectric colorimeter
  • photoelectric constant
  • photoelectric control
  • photoelectric counter
  • photoelectric densitometer
  • photoelectric detector
  • photoelectric device
  • photoelectric door opener
  • photoelectric effect

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