From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishphotoelectricpho‧to‧e‧lec‧tric /ˌfəʊtəʊ-ɪˈlektrɪk◂ $ ˌfoʊtoʊ-/ adjective TEEusing an electrical current that is controlled by light
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photoelectric• The new ore-sorter has over 1000 photoelectric cells to scan rocks at a rate of 500 per second.• He used Planck's ideas to interpret what had proved classically inexplicable in the photoelectric effect.• He had an idea for designing these using natural climatic heat and photoelectric panels.• Electrical and photoelectric properties of thin films.• photoelectric sensors 