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photoelectric effect

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The emission of electrons from the surface of a material following the absorption of electromagnetic radiation.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Hallwachs effect

Antonyms: none provided

History

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Across languages

Translations

37 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: ֆոտոէֆեկտ (fotoēfekt) — emission
  • Azerbaijani: fotoelektrik effekt — emission
  • Azerbaijani: fotoeffekt — emission
  • Belarusian: фотаэфект (fótaefjekt) — emission
  • Chinese Mandarin: 光電效應 /光电效应 (guāngdiàn xiàoyìng) — emission
  • Czech: fotoelektrický jev — emission
  • Czech: fotoefekt — emission
  • Esperanto: fotoelektra efiko — emission
  • Estonian: fotoefekt — emission
  • Finnish: valosähköinen ilmiö — emission
  • French: effet photoélectrique — emission
  • Georgian: ფოტოეფექტი (poṭoepekṭi) — emission
  • German: photoelektrischer Effekt — emission
  • German: Photoeffekt — emission
  • Hungarian: fényelektromos jelenség — emission
  • Hungarian: fotoeffektus — emission
  • Indonesian: efek fotoelektrik — emission
  • Indonesian: efek fotolistrik — emission
  • Italian: effetto fotoelettrico — emission
  • Japanese: 光電効果 (kōden kōka) — emission
  • Lithuanian: fotoefektas — emission
  • Macedonian: фотоелектричен ефект (fotoelektričen efekt) — emission
  • Malay: kesan fotoelektrik — emission
  • Polish: efekt fotoelektryczny — emission
  • Polish: fotoefekt — emission
  • Portuguese: efeito fotoelétrico — emission
  • Russian: фотоэффект (fotoeffekt) — emission
  • Russian: фотоэлектрический эффект (fotoelektričeskij effekt) — emission
  • Slovak: fotoelektrický jav — emission
  • Slovak: fotoelektrický efekt — emission
  • Slovak: fotoefekt — emission
  • Slovene: fotoelektrični pojav — emission
  • Slovene: fotoefekt — emission
  • Spanish: efecto fotoeléctrico — emission
  • Tagalog: sugadagitbing bisa — emission
  • Turkish: fotoelektrik etkisi — emission
  • Ukrainian: фотоефект (fotoefekt) — emission