photoelectric

[ foh-toh-i-lek-trik ]

/ ˌfoʊ toʊ ɪˈlɛk trɪk /

adjective

pertaining to the electronic or other electric effects produced by light.

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Sometimes pho·to·e·lec·tri·cal.

Origin of photoelectric

First recorded in 1860–65; photo- + electric

OTHER WORDS FROM photoelectric

pho·to·e·lec·tri·cal·ly, adverb

Words nearby photoelectric

photoduplicate, photodynamic, photodynamics, photodynia, photoelasticity, photoelectric, photoelectric cell, photoelectric current, photoelectric effect, photoelectric magnitude, photoelectric meter

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Example sentences from the Web for photoelectric

He has photoelectric vision, and a picture of what that aisle is supposed to look like.
The Cosmic Computer|Henry Beam Piper
Two photoelectric robot machine guns followed each movement of the duelists.
Thy Rocks and Rills|Robert Ernest Gilbert
Here's your photoelectric light key for room 2305 F. That's on the two hundred thirtieth floor.
Stand by for Mars!|Carey Rockwell
He passed his hand rapidly over the photoelectric eye of the commo box.
Null-ABC|Henry Beam Piper and John Joseph McGuire

British Dictionary definitions for photoelectric

photoelectric

photoelectrical

/ (ˌfəʊtəʊɪˈlɛktrɪk) /

adjective

of or concerned with electric or electronic effects caused by light or other electromagnetic radiation

Derived forms of photoelectric

photoelectrically, adverbphotoelectricity (ˌfəʊtəʊɪlɛkˈtrɪsɪtɪ), noun

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Medical definitions for photoelectric

photoelectric

[ fō′tō-ĭ-lĕk′trĭk ]

adj.

Of or relating to the electric effects, especially increased conductivity, caused by light.

Scientific definitions for photoelectric

photoelectric

[ fō′tō-ĭ-lĕk′trĭk ]

Relating to or exhibiting to electrical effects upon exposure to light. For example, some photoelectric materials emit electrons called photoelectrons upon exposure to certain frequencies of light; others, such as photoresistors and phototransistors, change their electrical properties. See also photoelectric effect.