"photocathode" meaning in All languages combined

See photocathode on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: photocathodes [plural]
Etymology: From photo- + cathode. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|photo|cathode}} photo- + cathode Head templates: {{en-noun}} photocathode (plural photocathodes)
  1. (physics) A cathode that emits electrons when exposed to light. Wikipedia link: photocathode Categories (topical): Physics Translations (physics: a cathode that emits electrons when exposed to light): fótacatóid [feminine] (Irish), fotocatodo [masculine] (Italian)

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