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photoemission

photoemission noun: the ejection of electrons from the surface of a solid by incident electromagnetic radiation.

Noun

photoemission (plural photoemissions)

  1. the ejection of electrons from the surface of a solid by incident electromagnetic radiation

Forms of photoemission

pluralphotoemissions

Origin of photoemission

From photo- + emission.

Questions about photoemission

What does photoemission mean?
Photoemission means the ejection of electrons from the surface of a solid by incident electromagnetic radiation.
What part of speech is photoemission?
Photoemission is a noun.
What is the plural of photoemission?
The plural of photoemission is photoemissions.

Words near photoemission in the dictionary

  1. photoelement
  2. photoelements
  3. photoelicitation
  4. photoelimination
  5. photoeliminations
  6. photoemission
  7. photoemissions
  8. photoemissive
  9. photoemissivities
  10. photoemissivity
  11. photoemit

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