photoemission
noun
photoemission is spelled P-H-O-T-O-E-M-I-S-S-I-O-N: 13 letters. It appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 139,999th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, photoemission means “the ejection of electrons from the surface of a solid by incident electromagnetic radiation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of photoemission is photoemissions.
How many letters and syllables are in photoemission?
| Letters | 13: P-H-O-T-O-E-M-I-S-S-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 21 million words; the 139,999th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is photoemission?
Photoemission appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 139,999th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of photoemission
- photoemissions plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does photoemission mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
the ejection of electrons from the surface of a solid by incident electromagnetic radiation
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Photoemission in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense ejection of electrons:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | photoémission |
| Spanish | fotoemisión |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does photoemission come from?
From photo- + emission.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).