solar cell

noun

: a photovoltaic cell used as a power source

Examples of solar cell in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Other defenders of Trump point out that the Biden Administration has kept some of Trump’s tariffs and recently imposed new ones on a range of Chinese goods, including semiconductors, electric vehicles, and solar cells. John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 15 July 2024 The service module provides rocket thrusters, solar cells and other critical systems that support the Starliner in flight. William Harwood, CBS News, 21 June 2024 Just last month, Biden unveiled tariffs on about $18 billion of annual imports from China targeting electric vehicles, batteries, chips, solar cells, and critical minerals. Tribune News Service, Hartford Courant, 17 June 2024 Today, however, the Biden administration plans to slap Chinese EVs with a 102.5% import tax and hit Chinese solar cells and chips with a 50% levy. Peter Vanham, Fortune, 15 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for solar cell 

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Word History

First Known Use

1955, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 27 Jul. 2024.

Kids Definition

solar cell

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

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