electric cell
A device, such as a battery, that is capable of changing some form of energy, such as chemical energy or radiant energy, into electricity. Also called voltaic cell♦ An electric cell that converts light energy into electrical energy using the photoelectric effect is called a photoelectric or photovoltaic cell; such cells are used in the generation of solar power and are called solar cells. See also galvanic.
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Nothing, that is, except an electric cell and a few drops of the unknown solution.
The Skylark of Space | Edward Elmer Smith and Lee Hawkins GarbyHalf the light is deflected on this screen, with a delicate photo-electric cell at its center.
Out Around Rigel | Robert H. WilsonThese considerations will show that the eye is practically a photo-electric cell.
Response in the Living and Non-Living | Jagadis Chunder BoseFor a high degree of accuracy in determining stellar magnitudes the photo-electric cell is unsurpassed.
Astronomy | David ToddAnd we arrive at a typical photo-electric cell (fig. 98, b).
Response in the Living and Non-Living | Jagadis Chunder Bose
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