spectrophotoelectric

\\“+\ adjective

Etymology: spectro- + photoelectric

: varying in photoelectric sensitiveness according to the wavelength of the exciting light

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/spek'troh foh'toh i lek"trik/, adj. Physics.

pertaining to the relationship between the wavelength of the incident radiation and the number of electrons released by a photoelectric substance.

[SPECTRO- + PHOTOELECTRIC]