photocell

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noun

A photoelectric cell.

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photoelectric cellphotoconductive cellelectric eyemagic eye
OriginEnglish cell ← Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-) ← Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos →
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Meanings

nounphotocell (plural photocells)

plural photocells · alternative photo-cell

  1. A photoelectric cell.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna transducer used to detect and measure light and other radiations

Similar
photoelectric cellphotoconductive cellelectric eyemagic eye
Broader
transducerdetectorsensorsensing element
Also see
electric eyemagic eyephotoelectric cell

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰéh₂os
  3. Proto-Hellenic*pʰáwos
  4. Ancient Greekφᾰ́ος (phắos)
  5. Ancient Greekφῶς (phôs)
  6. Ancient Greekφωτο- (phōto-)
  7. Englishphoto-
  8. Englishcell
  9. Englishphotocell

From photo- + cell.

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Cite this entry
APA

photocell. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photocell

MLA

“photocell.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photocell. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “photocell,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photocell.

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