photoelectric cell

noun

: an electronic device whose electrical properties are modified by the action of light

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Recent Examples on the Web In 2016, Gabor and his colleagues modeled the best conditions for a photoelectric cell that regulates energy flow. —

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First Known Use

1890, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of photoelectric cell was in 1890

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photoelectric cell

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: a device in which variations of light are converted into corresponding variations in an electric current

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photoelectric cell

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