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emission vs photoemission

photoemission vs emission

emission and photoemission both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
emission Yes No No No
photoemission Yes No No No
As nouns, photoemission is a hyponym of emission; that is, photoemission is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than emission:
  • emission: the release of electrons from parent atoms
  • photoemission: an emission of photoelectrons (especially from a metallic surface)
emission (noun) photoemission (noun)
the act of emitting; causing to flow forth an emission of photoelectrons (especially from a metallic surface)
the occurrence of a flow of water (as from a pipe)
the release of electrons from parent atoms
any of several bodily processes by which substances go out of the body
a substance that is emitted or released
Difference between emission and photoemission

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