photoelectric effect

pho·to·e·lec·tric ef·fect

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- US Pronunciation
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- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [foh-toh-i-lek-trik ih-fekt]
- /ˌfoʊ toʊ ɪˈlɛk trɪk ɪˈfɛkt/
- /ˌfəʊ.təʊ.ɪˈlek.trɪk ɪˈfekt/

Definitions of photoelectric effect words

noun photoelectric effect the phenomenon in which the absorption of electromagnetic radiation, as light, of sufficiently high frequency by a surface, usually metallic, induces the emission of electrons from the surface. 1
noun photoelectric effect the ejection of electrons from a solid by an incident beam of sufficiently energetic electromagnetic radiation 0
noun photoelectric effect any phenomenon involving electricity and electromagnetic radiation, such as photoemission 0

before 1890

One of the 20% newest English words

First recorded in 1890-95

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