photoelectric

English

Etymology

photo- +‎ electric

Adjective

photoelectric (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to the electric effects of electromagnetic radiation, especially the ejection of an electron from a surface by a photon.
    • 1963 January, “Diesel washing machine at Ipswich”, in Modern Railways, page 12:
      Photo-electric beams in advance of each section enable automatic operation of the plant.

Derived terms
  • photoelectric absorption
  • photoelectric cell
  • photoelectric colorimeter
  • photoelectric constant
  • photoelectric control
  • photoelectric counter
  • photoelectric densitometer
  • photoelectric detector
  • photoelectric device
  • photoelectric door opener
  • photoelectric effect
  • photoelectric fluoometer
  • photoelectric imaging
  • photoelectric intrusion detector
  • photoelectric lighting control
  • photoelectric magnitude
  • photoelectric photometer
  • photoelectric photometry
  • photoelectric plethysmograph
  • photoelectric process
  • photoelectric pyrometer
  • photoelectric reader
  • photoelectric reflectometer
  • photoelectric relay
  • photoelectric scanner
  • photoelectric sorter
  • photoelectric transmissometer
  • photoelectric tube
  • photoelectric turbidimeter

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