Hallwachs effect

noun

Hall·​wachs effect

ˈhälˌväks-

: a photoelectric effect in which a negatively charged body in a vacuum is discharged upon exposure to ultraviolet radiation

Word History

Etymology

after Wilhelm Hallwachs †1922 German physicist

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