photoelectromagnetic

adjective

of or relating to the photoelectromagnetic effect

OriginEnglish electromagnetic ← Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-) ← Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos →
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Meanings

adjectivephotoelectromagnetic (not comparable)
  1. not comparablenatural sciencesof or relating to the photoelectromagnetic effect

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰéh₂os
  3. Proto-Hellenic*pʰáwos
  4. Ancient Greekφᾰ́ος (phắos)
  5. Ancient Greekφῶς (phôs)
  6. Ancient Greekφωτο- (phōto-)
  7. Englishphoto-
  8. Englishelectromagnetic
  9. Englishphotoelectromagnetic

From photo- + electromagnetic.

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Translations

Italian fotoelettromagnetico
  • fotoelettromagneticoTranslations

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

photomagnetoelectric
Cite this entry
APA

photoelectromagnetic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photoelectromagnetic

MLA

“photoelectromagnetic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photoelectromagnetic. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “photoelectromagnetic,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photoelectromagnetic.

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