solar cell

noun

A semiconductor device that converts the radiant energy of sunlight into electrical energy.

Similar
photovoltaic cell
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Meanings

nounsolar cell (plural solar cells)

plural solar cells

  1. A semiconductor device that converts the radiant energy of sunlight into electrical energy.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna cell that converts solar energy into electrical energy

Similar
photovoltaic cell
Broader
cellelectric cell
Also see
photovoltaic cell

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Afrikaans sonsel
  • sonselsemiconductor device
Chinese Mandarin 太陽能電池 /太阳能电池
  • 太陽能電池 /太阳能电池 (tàiyángnéng diànchí)semiconductor device
Dutch zonnecel
  • zonnecelsemiconductor device
Esperanto sunĉelo
  • sunĉelosemiconductor device
Estonian päikeseelement
  • päikeseelementsemiconductor device
Finnish aurinkokenno
  • aurinkokennosemiconductor device
French cellule photovoltaïque, cellule solaire
  • cellule photovoltaïquesemiconductor device
  • cellule solairesemiconductor device
German Solarzelle
  • Solarzellesemiconductor device
Italian cella solare
  • cella solaresemiconductor device
Japanese 太陽電池
  • 太陽電池 (taiyō denchi)semiconductor device
Korean 태양전지
  • 태양전지 (taeyangjeonji)semiconductor device
Norwegian Bokmål solcelle
  • solcellesemiconductor device
Persian سلول خورشیدی
  • سلول خورشیدیsemiconductor device
Polish ogniwo słoneczne
  • ogniwo słonecznesemiconductor device
Portuguese célula solar
  • célula solarsemiconductor device
Romanian celulă solară
  • celulă solarăsemiconductor device
Russian фотоэле́мент
  • фотоэле́мент (fotoelément)semiconductor device
Slovak fotovoltický článok
  • fotovoltický článoksemiconductor device
Spanish célula solar, célula fotoeléctrica
  • célula solarsemiconductor device
  • célula fotoeléctricasemiconductor device
Swedish solcell
  • solcellsemiconductor device
Turkish güneş pili
  • güneş pilisemiconductor device
Ukrainian фотоелемент
  • фотоелемент (fotoelement)semiconductor device
Cite this entry
APA

solar cell. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/solar%20cell

MLA

“solar cell.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/solar%20cell. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “solar cell,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/solar%20cell.

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