photoelectric en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-)der. English photo- Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron)bor. Latin ēlectrum Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus New Latin ēlectricusbor. English electric English photoelectric From photo- + electric.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Of or relating to the electric effects of electromagnetic radiation, especially the ejection of an electron from a surface by a photon.
Photo-electric beams in advance of each section enable automatic operation of the plant.
1963 January, “Diesel washing machine at Ipswich”, in Modern Railways, page 12:
Deriveds
photoelectric relay · photoelectric device · photoelectric door opener · photoelectrically · photoelectric intrusion detector · photoelectric reflectometer · photoelectric effect · photoelectric densitometer · photoelectric fluoometer · photoelectric imaging · photoelectric control · photoelectric sorter · photoelectric reader · photoelectric turbidimeter · photoelectric constant · photoelectric photometry · photoelectric lighting control · photoelectric plethysmograph · photoelectric photometer · photoelectric process · photoelectric detector · photoelectric magnitude · photoelectric cell · photoelectric pyrometer · photoelectric transmissometer · photoelectric counter · photoelectric scanner · photoelectric colorimeter · photoelectric tube · photoelectric absorption
Relateds
Translations (15)
pl fotoelektryczny (relating to electric effects) · nl foto-elektrisch (relating to electric effects) · ro fotoelectric (relating to electric effects) · fi valosähköinen (relating to electric effects) · ca fotoelèctric (relating to electric effects) · ru фотоэлектрический (relating to electric effects) · cs fotoelektrický (relating to electric effects) · el φωτοηλεκτρικός (relating to electric effects) · pt fotoelétrico (relating to electric effects) · ga fótaileictreach (relating to electric effects) · es fotoeléctrico (relating to electric effects) · ms fotoelektrik (relating to electric effects) · it fotoelettrico (relating to electric effects) · fr photoélectrique (relating to electric effects) · tl sugadagitbin (relating to electric effects)