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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

photoelectric Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • sensor: The fluorescence detection UV sensor can stably detect print which cannot be detected with reflective type photoelectric sensors.
  • effect: He was awarded the Nobel prize for physics in 1922 for his work on the photoelectric effect.
  • cell: Any light passing through the sample is detected by a photoelectric cell.
  • cannot: This year those paper was received photoelectric phenomena cannot.
  • photometry: Some entries are from photoelectric aperture photometry or from CCD photometry with the Whipple Observatory 24 inch.
  • coefficient: The initial X-rays that are absorbed ionize the gas near the target, and reduce the photoelectric attenuation coefficient for subsequent X-rays.