photoelectron

[ foh-toh-i-lek-tron ]
/ ˌfoʊ toʊ ɪˈlɛk trɒn /

noun Physics.

an electron emitted from a system by the photoelectric effect.

Origin of photoelectron

First recorded in 1910–15; photo- + electron

Words nearby photoelectron

photoelectric effect, photoelectric magnitude, photoelectric meter, photoelectric threshold, photoelectricity, photoelectron, photoelectrotype, photoemission, photoeng., photoengrave, photoengraving

British Dictionary definitions for photoelectron

photoelectron
/ (ˌfəʊtəʊɪˈlɛktrɒn) /

noun

an electron ejected from an atom, molecule, or solid by an incident photon

Scientific definitions for photoelectron

photoelectron
[ fō′tō-ĭ-lĕk′trŏn′ ]

An electron released or ejected from a photoelectric substance, having absorbed energy from incoming light.