photoelectric

1. 1.

   of or pertaining to photoelectricity

   “the photoelectric effect”

   Synonymsphotoelectrical

Questions about photoelectric

What does photoelectric mean?

photoelectric means "of or pertaining to photoelectricity".

How many syllables are in photoelectric?

photoelectric has 5 syllables: pho-to-e-lec-tric. The stress falls on "lec". In IPA it is /ˌfoʊtoʊɪˈlɛktɹɪk/.

What is another word for photoelectric?

Close synonyms include photoelectrical. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is photoelectric a common word?

photoelectric is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.