photodetection

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noun

The detection of individual photons using a photodetector

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Meanings

nounphotodetection (uncountable)
  1. uncountablenatural sciencesThe detection of individual photons using a photodetector

Origin

From photo- + detection.

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Translations

French photodétection
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APA

photodetection. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photodetection

MLA

“photodetection.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photodetection. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “photodetection,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photodetection.

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