Usually means: Ejection of electrons by light.
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General (8 matching dictionaries)
  1. photoelectric effect: Merriam-Webster
  2. photoelectric effect: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  3. photoelectric effect: Collins English Dictionary
  4. photoelectric effect: Wiktionary
  5. photoelectric effect: Infoplease Dictionary
  6. photoelectric effect: Dictionary.com
  7. Photoelectric effect: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  8. photoelectric effect: TheFreeDictionary.com

Business (1 matching dictionary)
  1. photoelectric effect: Legal dictionary

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. The Photoelectric effect, photoelectric effect: Encyclopedia

Medicine (3 matching dictionaries)
  1. Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary (No longer online)
  2. online medical dictionary (No longer online)
  3. The Photoelectric effect, photoelectric effect: Medical dictionary

Science (5 matching dictionaries)
  1. Chemistry Dictionary (No longer online)
  2. Photoelectric Effect: Eric Weisstein's World of Physics
  3. Imagine the Universe! Dictionary (No longer online)
  4. Photoelectric Effect: Extragalactic Astronomy
  5. PHOTOELECTRIC EFFECT: Zoom Astronomy Glossary

Tech (3 matching dictionaries)
  1. High-Energy Astrophysics (No longer online)
  2. Glossary of Meteorology (No longer online)
  3. Schlumberger Oilfield Glossary (No longer online)

Definitions from Wiktionary (photoelectric effect)

noun:  (physics) The emission of electrons from the surface of a material following the absorption of electromagnetic radiation.

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