photoelectric
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- adjective
- /ˌfoʊtəʊɪˈlɛktrɪk/
- Specialized
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fotoeléctrico
- Photoelectric photometry measures the color of stars by sending starlight through a standardized set of color filters.
- photoelectric effect
- photoelectric photometry
Last time we talked about the photoelectric effect.
- Last time we talked about the photoelectric effect.
- And it all goes to one place, just like Einstein's photon in the photoelectric effect.
- And eventually Einstein took these packets, called them photons and described the photoelectric effect which he won the Nobel Prize for.
- And it did not take electronics engineers long to be able to make small or large photoelectric cells.
- When we check for the photoelectric effect both ways, with collagen and with appetite, it, it glows brown, red.
- And as they move through the reader station, then photoelectric cells actually would nowadays have read those holes.
Examples
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There are two ways to use solar power: passive use (thermal conversion) along with photoelectric conversion.
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The solar panel works by utilizing the photoelectric effect to convert sunlight into electricity.
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The photoelectric effect, however, could be seen to have practical applications.
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Then we install a photoelectric cell, which controls the whole thing.
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And any variation would be picked up on photoelectric cells and sound the alarm.
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His research dealt with blackbody radiation and the photoelectric effect.
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At such energies, X-rays interact with matter predominantly by the photoelectric effect.
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And eventually Einstein took these packets, called them photons and described the photoelectric effect which he won the Nobel Prize for.
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Einstein's many philosophical and scientific advancements, including the photoelectric effect, earned him the Nobel Prize in 1921.
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Researchers study the photoelectric effect to improve the efficiency of solar cells and light sensors.
Synonyms
Releases electrons from a material when light shines on it
Light causes electrons to move, for example in solar panels
Compounds
- Specialized
A device that makes a small electric signal when light hits it to detect or measure light
- Specialized
When a material absorbs very strong light, it releases electrons
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word photoelectric comes from photo- meaning 'light' and electric meaning 'electricity'. So photoelectric describes when light makes electricity, for example in solar cells that turn sunlight into electric power.