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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Of or relating to the electric effects caused by light.

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  • adjective Of or relating to the electric effects of electromagnetic radiation, especially the ejection of an electron from a surface by a photon.

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Examples

  • I took a beautiful course on statistical mechanics by L. Rosenfeld, did experimental work on noise in photoelectric detectors, and prepared the notes for a seminar on Brownian motion given by J.M.W. Milatz.

    Nicolaas Bloembergen - Autobiography 1981

  • In another paper written in 1905, Einstein gave an explanation of why certain metals had been observed to emit electrons when light shone upon them, an effect known as the photoelectric effect.

    Euclid’s Window Leonard Mlodinow 2001

  • In another paper written in 1905, Einstein gave an explanation of why certain metals had been observed to emit electrons when light shone upon them, an effect known as the photoelectric effect.

    Euclid’s Window Leonard Mlodinow 2001

  • In another paper written in 1905, Einstein gave an explanation of why certain metals had been observed to emit electrons when light shone upon them, an effect known as the photoelectric effect.

    Euclid’s Window Leonard Mlodinow 2001

  • (This effect, called the photoelectric effect, earned Albert Einstein a Nobel Prize in 1921.)

    Netflash 2009

  • (This effect, called the photoelectric effect, earned Albert Einstein a Nobel Prize in 1921.)

    Macworld 2009

  • (This effect, called the photoelectric effect, earned Albert Einstein a Nobel Prize in 1921.)

    Macworld 2009

  • Albert Einstein, for his 1905 theory (proven in the lab by 1921) on the photoelectric effect.

    Sustainable Design Update » Blog Archive » Historic Solar Tech 2009

  • "Yet," the article points out, "a century after Albert Einstein explained the photoelectric effect, solar technology remains a trivial player in global energy."

    Brian Keane: The Incredible Power of Solar Brian Keane 2010

  • YeZ works its magic of photoelectric conversion with the help of state-of-the-art solar panels on the roof, wind power conversion via small wind turbines in the wheels, and carbon dioxide absorption and conversion through the bodywork.

    YeZ: Eco-Friendly Car that Acts Like a Plant | Impact Lab 2010

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