photocurrent

[ foh-toh-kur-uh nt, -kuhr- ]
/ ˈfoʊ toʊˌkɜr ənt, -ˌkʌr- /

noun Physics.

an electric current produced by a photoelectric effect.
Also called photoelectric current.

Origin of photocurrent

First recorded in 1910–15; photo- + current

Words nearby photocurrent

photoconductive, photoconductive cell, photoconductivity, photocopier, photocopy, photocurrent, photodecomposition, photodegradable, photodermatitis, photodetector, photodiode

British Dictionary definitions for photocurrent

photocurrent
/ (ˈfəʊtəʊˌkʌrənt) /

noun

an electric current produced by electromagnetic radiation in the photoelectric effect, photovoltaic effect, or photoconductivity