Meanings
nounphotoelectret (plural photoelectrets)
plural photoelectrets
- natural sciencesAn electret produced when a source of illumination is removed from a photoconductor in an electric field
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰéh₂os
- Proto-Hellenic*pʰáwos
- Ancient Greekφᾰ́ος (phắos)
- Ancient Greekφῶς (phôs)
- Ancient Greekφωτο- (phōto-)
- Englishphoto-
- Englishelectret
- Englishphotoelectret
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APA
photoelectret. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photoelectret
MLA
“photoelectret.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photoelectret. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “photoelectret,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photoelectret.
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