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electron vs photoelectron

photoelectron vs electron

electron and photoelectron both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
electron Yes No No No
photoelectron Yes No No No
As nouns, photoelectron is a hyponym of electron; that is, photoelectron is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than electron:
  • electron: an elementary particle with negative charge
  • photoelectron: an electron that is emitted from an atom or molecule by an incident photon
Other hyponyms of electron include delta ray, free electron, valence electron.
electron (noun) photoelectron (noun)
an elementary particle with negative charge an electron that is emitted from an atom or molecule by an incident photon
Difference between electron and photoelectron

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