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pertaining to the electronic or other electric effects produced by light.
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photoelectric or photoelectrical (ˌfəʊtəʊɪˈlɛktrɪk) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| of or concerned with electric or electronic effects caused by light or other electromagnetic radiation | |
| photoelectrical or photoelectrical | |
| —adj | |
| photoe'lectrically or photoelectrical | |
| —adv | |
| photoelectricity or photoelectrical | |
| —n | |
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Medical Dictionary
photoelectric pho·to·e·lec·tric (fō'tō-ĭ-lěk'trĭk) or pho·to·e·lec·tri·cal (-trĭ-kəl)
adj.
Of or relating to the electric effects, especially increased conductivity, caused by light.
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Science Dictionary
| photoelectric (fō'tō-ĭ-lěk'trĭk) Pronunciation Key
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. |
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Example sentences
There are two types of smoke alarms in general use for residential smoke alarms: photoelectric and ionization.
The photoelectric controls shall also be equipped with a built-in expulsion-type surge and lighting protection arrester.
Photoelectric smoke detectors, use a light and sensor to detect smoke.
In the photoelectric effect, electrons in the metal absorb light quanta.
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