"photoacoustics" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: photo- + acoustics Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|photo|acoustics}} photo- + acoustics Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} photoacoustics (uncountable)
  1. The emission of sound from a material illuminated by a modulated light source Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-photoacoustics-en-noun-IeDhIoLz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with photo-

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