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Photoelectric vs Optoelectric - What's the difference?

photoelectric | optoelectric |

As adjectives the difference between photoelectric and optoelectric

is that photoelectric is of or relating to the electric effects of electromagnetic radiation, especially the ejection of an electron from a surface by a photon while optoelectric is (physics) of or pertaining to the conversion of light energy into electricity.

photoelectric

English

Adjective

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  • Of or relating to the electric effects of electromagnetic radiation, especially the ejection of an electron from a surface by a photon.
  • Derived terms

    * photoelectric absorption * photoelectric cell * photoelectric colorimeter * photoelectric constant * photoelectric control * photoelectric counter * photoelectric densitometer * photoelectric detector * photoelectric device * photoelectric door opener * photoelectric effect * photoelectric fluoometer * photoelectric imaging * photoelectric intrusion detector * photoelectric lighting control * photoelectric magnitude * photoelectric photometer * photoelectric photometry * photoelectric plethysmograph * photoelectric process * photoelectric pyrometer * photoelectric reader * photoelectric reflectometer * photoelectric relay * photoelectric scanner * photoelectric sorter * photoelectric transmissometer * photoelectric tube * photoelectric turbidimeter

    optoelectric

    English

    Adjective

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  • (physics) Of or pertaining to the conversion of light energy into electricity
  • See also

    *optoelectronic

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