Hallwachs effect

noun

Synonym of photoelectric effect.

Meanings

nounHallwachs effect (plural Hallwachs effects)

plural Hallwachs effects

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of photoelectric effect.

Origin

After German physicist Wilhelm Hallwachs.

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