photoelectric

[ foh-toh-i-lek-trik ]
/ ˌfoʊ toʊ ɪˈlɛk trɪk /

adjective

pertaining to the electronic or other electric effects produced by light.
Sometimes pho·to·e·lec·tri·cal.

Origin of photoelectric

First recorded in 1860–65; photo- + electric

OTHER WORDS FROM photoelectric

pho·to·e·lec·tri·cal·ly, adverb

Words nearby photoelectric

photoduplicate, photodynamic, photodynamics, photodynia, photoelasticity, photoelectric, photoelectric cell, photoelectric current, photoelectric effect, photoelectric magnitude, photoelectric meter

Example sentences from the Web for photoelectric

  • He has photoelectric vision, and a picture of what that aisle is supposed to look like.

    The Cosmic Computer |Henry Beam Piper

  • Two photoelectric robot machine guns followed each movement of the duelists.

    Thy Rocks and Rills |Robert Ernest Gilbert

  • Here's your photoelectric light key for room 2305 F. That's on the two hundred thirtieth floor.

    Stand by for Mars! |Carey Rockwell

  • He passed his hand rapidly over the photoelectric eye of the commo box.

    Null-ABC |Henry Beam Piper and John Joseph McGuire

British Dictionary definitions for photoelectric

photoelectric

photoelectrical

/ (ˌfəʊtəʊɪˈlɛktrɪk) /

adjective

of or concerned with electric or electronic effects caused by light or other electromagnetic radiation

Derived forms of photoelectric

photoelectrically, adverb photoelectricity (ˌfəʊtəʊɪlɛkˈtrɪsɪtɪ), noun

Medical definitions for photoelectric

photoelectric
[ fō′tō-ĭ-lĕk′trĭk ]

adj.

Of or relating to the electric effects, especially increased conductivity, caused by light.

Scientific definitions for photoelectric

photoelectric
[ fō′tō-ĭ-lĕk′trĭk ]

Relating to or exhibiting to electrical effects upon exposure to light. For example, some photoelectric materials emit electrons called photoelectrons upon exposure to certain frequencies of light; others, such as photoresistors and phototransistors, change their electrical properties. See also photoelectric effect.