Meanings
nounphotoresistor (plural photoresistors)
plural photoresistors
- businessAn electronic component whose resistance is inversely proportional to the intensity of incident light.
Use the preceding circuit, but replace the slide switch (S1) with the photoresistor (RP). Cover and uncover the photoresistor to change the sound.
2022 March 28, “Elements 140”, in Snap Circuits, Elenco, page 10
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰéh₂os
- Proto-Hellenic*pʰáwos
- Ancient Greekφᾰ́ος (phắos)
- Ancient Greekφῶς (phôs)
- Ancient Greekφωτο- (phōto-)
- Englishphoto-
- Proto-Italic*wre-
- Latinre-
- Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*stísteh₂ti
- Proto-Italic*sistō
- Latinsistō
- Latinresistere
- Anglo-Normanresister
- Middle Englishresisten
- Englishresist
- Englishresistor
- Englishphotoresistor
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 光敏電阻 /光敏电阻
- 光敏電阻 /光敏电阻 (guāngmǐn diànzǔ)Translations
German Fotowiderstand
- FotowiderstandTranslations
Italian fotoresistore
- fotoresistoreTranslations
Japanese フォトレジスタ
- フォトレジスタ (fotorejisuta)Translations
Māori parenga iahiko ngoiaho
- parenga iahiko ngoiahoTranslations
Polish fotorezystor
- fotorezystorTranslations
Romanian fotorezistor
- fotorezistorTranslations
Cite this entry
APA
photoresistor. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photoresistor
MLA
“photoresistor.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photoresistor. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “photoresistor,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photoresistor.
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