selenium cell

American  

noun

Electricity.

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

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selenium cell British  

noun

1. a photoelectric cell containing a strip of selenium between two metal electrodes

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Etymology

Origin of selenium cell

First recorded in 1875–80

Example Sentences

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selenium cell

On the window-sill outside is a selenium cell.

From The Silent Bullet by Reeve, Arthur B. (Arthur Benjamin)

All I've got to do now is to get my selenium cell simplified enough for commercial purposes!

From Phantom Wires A Novel by Brown, Arthur William

Then he came back and lifted his hat, hiding as much as possible the selenium cell, letting the light fall on it.

From The Exploits of Elaine by Reeve, Arthur B. (Arthur Benjamin)

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

From Marvels of Scientific Invention An Interesting Account in Non-technical Language of the Invention of Guns, Torpedoes, Submarine Mines, Up-to-date Smelting, Freezing, Colour Photography, and many other recent Discoveries of Science by Corbin, Thomas W.

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

From The Social Gangster by Reeve, Arthur B. (Arthur Benjamin)