Meanings
nounphotoelectric cell (plural photoelectric cells)
plural photoelectric cells
- A transducer that generates an electric current proportional to the light intensity.
Synonyms: electric eye, photocell
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA transducer that generates an electric current proportional to the light intensity.
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nouna transducer used to detect and measure light and other radiations
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Translations
Esperanto fotoĉelo
- fotoĉelotransducer
Finnish valokenno
- valokennotransducer
French photocellule, cellule photoélectrique
- photocelluletransducer
- cellule photoélectriquetransducer
Indonesian fotosel
- fotoseltransducer
Irish fótaichill
- fótaichilltransducer
Italian fotocella
- fotocellatransducer
Romanian celulă fotoelectrică
- celulă fotoelectricătransducer
Spanish célula fotoeléctrica
- célula fotoeléctricatransducer
Tagalog sugadagitbing silid
- sugadagitbing silidtransducer
Vietnamese tế bào quang điện
- tế bào quang điệntransducer
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APA
photoelectric cell. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photoelectric%20cell
MLA
“photoelectric cell.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photoelectric%20cell. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “photoelectric cell,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photoelectric%20cell.
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