Meanings
nounphotoelectricity (uncountable)
- uncountableElectricity produced by the photoelectric effect.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰéh₂os
- Proto-Hellenic*pʰáwos
- Ancient Greekφᾰ́ος (phắos)
- Ancient Greekφῶς (phôs)
- Ancient Greekφωτο- (phōto-)
- Englishphoto-
- Ancient Greekἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron)
- Latinēlectrum
- New Latinēlectricus
- Englishelectric
- Englishelectricity
- Englishphotoelectricity
From photo- + electricity.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan fotoelectricitat
- fotoelectricitatelectricity produced by the photoelectric effect
Chinese Mandarin 光電 /光电
- 光電 /光电 (guāngdiàn)electricity produced by the photoelectric effect
Finnish valosähkö
- valosähköelectricity produced by the photoelectric effect
Indonesian fotoelektrisitas
- fotoelektrisitaselectricity produced by the photoelectric effect
Italian fotoelettricità
- fotoelettricitàelectricity produced by the photoelectric effect
Japanese 光電
- 光電electricity produced by the photoelectric effect
Portuguese fotoeletricidade
- fotoeletricidadeelectricity produced by the photoelectric effect
Spanish fotoelectricidad
- fotoelectricidadelectricity produced by the photoelectric effect
Swedish fotoelektricitet
- fotoelektricitetelectricity produced by the photoelectric effect
Tagalog sugadagitban
- sugadagitbanelectricity produced by the photoelectric effect
Ukrainian фотоеле́ктрика
- фотоеле́ктрика (fotoeléktryka)electricity produced by the photoelectric effect
Cite this entry
APA
photoelectricity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photoelectricity
MLA
“photoelectricity.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photoelectricity. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “photoelectricity,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photoelectricity.
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