Meanings
nounphotoelectric effect (plural photoelectric effects)
plural photoelectric effects
- natural sciencesThe emission of electrons from the surface of a material following the absorption of electromagnetic radiation.
Synonyms: Hallwachs effect
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe emission of electrons from the surface of a material following the absorption of electromagnetic radiation.
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Translations
Chinese Mandarin 光電效應 /光电效应
- 光電效應 /光电效应 (guāngdiàn xiàoyìng)emission
Czech fotoelektrický jev, fotoefekt
- fotoelektrický jevemission
- fotoefektemission
Esperanto fotoelektra efiko
- fotoelektra efikoemission
Estonian fotoefekt
- fotoefektemission
Finnish valosähköinen ilmiö
- valosähköinen ilmiöemission
French effet photoélectrique
- effet photoélectriqueemission
German photoelektrischer Effekt, Photoeffekt
- photoelektrischer Effektemission
- Photoeffektemission
Hungarian fényelektromos jelenség, fotoeffektus
- fényelektromos jelenségemission
- fotoeffektusemission
Indonesian efek fotoelektrik, efek fotolistrik
- efek fotoelektrikemission
- efek fotolistrikemission
Italian effetto fotoelettrico
- effetto fotoelettricoemission
Japanese 光電効果
- 光電効果 (kōden kōka)emission
Lithuanian fotoefektas
- fotoefektasemission
Malay kesan fotoelektrik
- kesan fotoelektrikemission
Polish efekt fotoelektryczny, fotoefekt
- efekt fotoelektrycznyemission
- fotoefektemission
Portuguese efeito fotoelétrico
- efeito fotoelétricoemission
Russian фотоэффект, фотоэлектрический эффект
- фотоэффект (fotoeffekt)emission
- фотоэлектрический эффект (fotoelektričeskij effekt)emission
Slovak fotoelektrický jav, fotoelektrický efekt
- fotoelektrický javemission
- fotoelektrický efektemission
- fotoefektemission
Spanish efecto fotoeléctrico
- efecto fotoeléctricoemission
Tagalog sugadagitbing bisa
- sugadagitbing bisaemission
Turkish fotoelektrik etkisi
- fotoelektrik etkisiemission
Ukrainian фотоефект
- фотоефект (fotoefekt)emission
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photoelectric effect. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photoelectric%20effect
MLA
“photoelectric effect.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photoelectric%20effect. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “photoelectric effect,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photoelectric%20effect.
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