photoresistor
Americannoun
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photoresistors
plural
photoresistor
Scientific
/ fō′tō-rĭ-zĭs′tər /
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A resistor whose resistance varies as a function of the intensity of light it is exposed to.
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Also called photocell
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See also photoelectric
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