"photoelectric cell" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: photoelectric cells [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} photoelectric cell (plural photoelectric cells)
  1. A transducer that generates an electric current proportional to the light intensity. Categories (topical): Electricity Synonyms: electric eye, photocell Translations (transducer): fotoĉelo (Esperanto), valokenno (Finnish), photocellule [feminine] (French), cellule photoélectrique [feminine] (French), fotosel (Indonesian), fótaichill [feminine] (Irish), fotocella [feminine] (Italian), celulă fotoelectrică [feminine] (Romanian), célula fotoeléctrica (Spanish), sugadagitbing silid (Tagalog), tế bào quang điện (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-photoelectric_cell-en-noun-8b1GsDlX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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