noun
Meaning 1
A photoelectric cell.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
photocell
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noun
Meaning 2
a transducer used to detect and measure light and other radiations
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: photoelectric cell, photoconductive cell, electric eye, magic eye
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: detector, sensor, sensing element, transducer
Narrower terms: selenium cell
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bheh2- Proto-Indo-European *bhéh2os Proto-Hellenic *pháwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-)der. English photo- English cell English photocell From photo- + cell.