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photoelectret

photoelectret noun: an electret produced when a source of illumination is removed from a photoconductor in an electric field.

Noun

photoelectret (plural photoelectrets)

  1. An electret produced when a source of illumination is removed from a photoconductor in an electric field

Forms of photoelectret

pluralphotoelectrets

Origin of photoelectret

From photo- + electret.

Questions about photoelectret

What does photoelectret mean?
Photoelectret means an electret produced when a source of illumination is removed from a photoconductor in an electric field.
What part of speech is photoelectret?
Photoelectret is a noun.
What is the plural of photoelectret?
The plural of photoelectret is photoelectrets.

Words near photoelectret in the dictionary

  1. photoefficiency
  2. photoelastic
  3. photoelasticities
  4. photoelasticity
  5. photoelastography
  6. photoelectret
  7. photoelectrets
  8. photoelectric
  9. photoelectric cell
  10. photoelectric cells
  11. photoelectric effect

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