See Also: photoemission(dictionary)

photoemission (iou)



photoemission noun. E20.
[from PHOTO- + EMISSION.]
Physics. The emission of electrons from a surface under the action of incident light.
photoe'missive adjective exhibiting, employing, or pertaining to photoemission M20.
photoemit verb trans. & intrans. emit (an electron) under the action of incident light M20.
photoemitter noun a photoemissive body or substance M20.