HyperDic: photoelectric_cell

English > 1 sense of the expression photoelectric cell:
NOUNartifactphotoelectric cell, photoconductive cell, photocell, electric eye, magic eyea transducer used to detect and measure light and other radiations
English > photoelectric cell: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
MeaningA transducer used to detect and measure light and other radiations.
Synonymsphotoconductive cell, photocell, electric eye, magic eye
PartsphotocathodeA cathode that emits electrons when illuminated
Narrowerselenium cellA photoelectric cell that uses a strip of selenium
Broaderdetector, sensor, sensing elementAny device that receives a signal or stimulus (as heat or pressure or light or motion etc.) and responds to it in a distinctive manner
transducerAn electrical device that converts one form of energy into another
Spanishcélula fotoeléctrica, electric eye
Catalanelectric eye, fotocèl·lula

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