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selenium cell

noun

, Electricity.
  1. a photovoltaic cell consisting of a thin strip of selenium placed between two metal electrodes.


selenium cell

noun

  1. a photoelectric cell containing a strip of selenium between two metal electrodes
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of selenium cell1

First recorded in 1875–80
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Example Sentences

“That one, then. The roll unwinds. The selenium cells transform the light impulses into sound waves, and . . .” “And there you are,” Dr. Gaffney concluded.

Stebbins of Urbana has been very successful in its application and he discovered the secondary minimum of Algol with the selenium cell.

Moreover, the light passes right through the photograph and falls upon a mirror inside, off which it is reflected on to a selenium cell.

Form of selenium cell used by Bell and Tainter 110 54.

The assistant had shoved the photograph into the holder from which each section was projected on the selenium cell screen.

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