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photoelectric definition

photo·elec·tric (fōt′ō ē lek′trik)

adjective

of or having to do with the electric effects produced by light or other radiation, esp. as in the emission of electrons by certain substances when subjected to light or radiation of suitable wavelength

Etymology: photo- + electric

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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