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photocathode

photocathode noun: a cathode that emits electrons when exposed to light.

Noun

photocathode (plural photocathodes)

  1. A cathode that emits electrons when exposed to light.

photocathode meaning in Tamil

photocathode in Tamil

ஒளி எதிர்மின் முனை, ஒளியெதிர்மின்வாய், ஒளி எதிர்மின்வாய், ஒளிமின் எதிர் முனை

Forms of photocathode

pluralphotocathodes

Origin of photocathode

From photo- + cathode.

Questions about photocathode

What does photocathode mean?
Photocathode means a cathode that emits electrons when exposed to light.
What is photocathode in Tamil?
Photocathode in Tamil is ஒளி எதிர்மின் முனை, ஒளியெதிர்மின்வாய், ஒளி எதிர்மின்வாய். See Photocathode meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is photocathode?
Photocathode is a noun.
What is the plural of photocathode?
The plural of photocathode is photocathodes.

Words near photocathode in the dictionary

  1. photocatalyzed
  2. photocatalyzer
  3. photocatalyzers
  4. photocatalyzes
  5. photocatalyzing
  6. photocathode
  7. photocathodes
  8. photocathodic
  9. photocell
  10. photocells
  11. photocenter

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Adapted from Wiktionary: photocathode (page history and authors); photocathode (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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