Definition of Photoelectric cell

1. Noun. A transducer used to detect and measure light and other radiations.

Exact synonyms: Electric Eye, Magic Eye, Photocell, Photoconductive Cell
Generic synonyms: Detector, Sensing Element, Sensor, Transducer
Terms within: Photocathode
Specialized synonyms: Selenium Cell

Definition of Photoelectric cell

1. Noun. A transducer that generates an electric current proportional to the light intensity ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Photoelectric Cell

photodynamic sensitization
photodynamic therapy
photodynamically
photodynamics
photodynesis
photodynia
photodysphoria
photoecology
photoed
photoelastic
photoelasticity
photoelectret
photoelectrets
photoelectric
photoelectric absorption
photoelectric cell
photoelectric cells
photoelectric effect
photoelectric emission
photoelectrical
photoelectrically
photoelectricity
photoelectrochemical
photoelectrochemistry
photoelectrode
photoelectrodes
photoelectrolysis
photoelectrolytic
photoelectromagnetic
photoelectromagnetic effect

Literary usage of Photoelectric cell

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science by Iowa Academy of Science (1890)
"... and the Weston photoelectric cell in thousand foot candles are plotted on the difference between the thermometer readings in degrees Centigrade. ..."

2. NBS Special Publication (1919)
"... the molybdenite receiver is not as efficient as is a photoelectric cell of the gas-ionic type (eg, the potassium- hydride photoelectric cell), ..."

3. Outlines of Applied Optics by Perley Gilman Nutting (1912)
"The selenium photometer and photoelectric cell as well as photographic photometry ... The photoelectric cell is sensitive, but has not been developed as a ..."

4. Mechanical World and Engineering Record (1881)
"The transmitted light, modulated according to the density and configurations of the specimen, falls upon a sensitive multiplier photoelectric cell, ..."

5. Plethysmography: Safety, Effectiveness, & Clinical Utility in Diagnosing by Thomas V. Holohan (1996)
"... one, in which the tissue to be evaluated, ie, finger or toe, is placed between a photoelectric cell (receptor) and the LED, or the second design, ..."

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