ALL meanings of photoelectric effect
pho·to·e·lec·tric ef·fect
P p - 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