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photoelectron

[foh-toh-i-lek-tron]
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noun Physics.
  1. an electron emitted from a system by the photoelectric effect.
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Origin of photoelectron

First recorded in 1910–15; photo- + electron
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British Dictionary definitions for photoelectron

photoelectron

noun
  1. an electron ejected from an atom, molecule, or solid by an incident photon
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photoelectron

[fō′tō-ĭ-lĕk′trŏn′]
  1. An electron released or ejected from a photoelectric substance, having absorbed energy from incoming light.
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