solar cell

noun

: a photovoltaic cell used as a power source

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Transparent solar cells, once a futuristic concept, are moving closer to reality thanks to a breakthrough from researchers at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU). Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2025 In addition to gold and copper, the drilling found tellurium, a metal used in the production of solar cells. Laura Schulte, jsonline.com, 29 Sep. 2025 In crude mines across Central and Sub-Saharan Africa, hands that should hold pencils and schoolbooks hammer rocks and search for the minerals that power electric vehicle batteries, solar cells, and wind turbines. Xanthe Scharff, Time, 22 Sep. 2025 Like some of the ambush drones recently seen in Ukraine, Viper can have small solar cells, powering its sensors and communications for an indefinite period, as well as slowly recharging the battery. David Hambling, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for solar cell

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First Known Use

1955, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of solar cell was in 1955

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“Solar cell.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/solar%20cell. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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solar cell

noun
: a photoelectric cell that converts sunlight into electrical energy and is used as a power source

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