Meanings
nounphotoelectron (plural photoelectrons)
plural photoelectrons
- natural sciencesAn electron ejected from the surface of a material 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-
- New Latinēlectricus
- Englishelectric
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁ey-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁éyti
- Proto-Hellenic*éimi
- Ancient Greekἰόν (ión)
- Englishion
- Englishelectron
- Englishphotoelectron
Translations
Catalan fotoelectró
- fotoelectróelectron
Chinese Mandarin 光電子 /光电子
- 光電子 /光电子 (guāngdiànzǐ)electron
French photoélectron
- photoélectronelectron
Greek φωτοηλεκτρόνιο
- φωτοηλεκτρόνιο (fotoïlektrónio)electron
Irish fótaileictreon
- fótaileictreonelectron
Italian fotoelettrone
- fotoelettroneelectron
Japanese 光電子
- 光電子 (kōdenshi)electron
Polish fotoelektron
- fotoelektronelectron
Spanish fotoelectrón
- fotoelectrónelectron
Ukrainian фотоелектро́н
- фотоелектро́н (fotoelektrón)electron
Cite this entry
APA
photoelectron. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photoelectron
MLA
“photoelectron.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photoelectron. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “photoelectron,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photoelectron.
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