Photoelectric Definition

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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.
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Photoelectric Sentence Examples

  • Some entries are from photoelectric aperture photometry or from CCD photometry with the Whipple Observatory 24 inch.

  • The following timeline describes the progression of photovoltaic technology based on what physicists call the "photoelectric effect" of various elements.

  • As individual photons (light) from a dimly lit room or night scene enter the goggles, they strike a photoelectric plate, which uses the "photoelectric effect" to convert those photons into electrons, or electricity.

  • After his discovery, physicists soon discovered the photovoltaic effects of selenium, and in 1904 Einstein published a paper describing the photoelectric effect that later won him the Nobel prize in 1923.

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