photoemissive

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adjective

Of or relating to photoemission.

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

adjectivephotoemissive (comparative more photoemissive, superlative most photoemissive)

comparative more photoemissive · superlative most photoemissive

  1. Of or relating to photoemission.

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. Englishemissive
  9. Englishphotoemissive

From photo- + emissive.

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Translations

French photoémissif
  • photoémissifrelating to photoemission
Irish fótastaíoch
  • fótastaíochrelating to photoemission
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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