"photoelectric effect" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: photoelectric effects [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} photoelectric effect (plural photoelectric effects)
  1. (physics) The emission of electrons from the surface of a material following the absorption of electromagnetic radiation. Wikipedia link: photoelectric effect Categories (topical): Physics Synonyms: Hallwachs effect Translations (emission): 光電效應 (Chinese Mandarin), 光电效应 (guāngdiàn xiàoyìng) (Chinese Mandarin), valosähköinen ilmiö (Finnish), effet photoélectrique [masculine] (French), photoelektrischer Effekt [masculine] (German), fényelektromos jelenség (Hungarian), efek fotoelektrik (Indonesian), efek fotolistrik (Indonesian), 光電効果 (kōden kōka) (Japanese), kesan fotoelektrik (Malay), фотоэффект (fotoeffekt) [masculine] (Russian), efecto fotoeléctrico [masculine] (Spanish), sugadagitbing bisa (Tagalog)

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