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photoelectricity: Meaning and Definition of
pho•to•e•lec•tric•i•ty
Pronunciation: (fō"tō-i-lek-tris'i-tē, -ē"lek-), [key]
— n. Physics.
- electricity induced by electromagnetic radiation, as in certain processes, as the photoelectric and photovoltaic effects, photoconductivity, and photoionization.
- the branch of physics that deals with these phenomena.
See also:
- photoelectricity (Thesaurus)
