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

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Example Sentences

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selenium cell

There was not a soul in the room, nothing but the selenium cell, the chairs, the desk.

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

A luminous ray falling on a selenium cell produces a variation of electric resistance, thanks to which a sound signal can be transmitted by light.

From The New Physics and Its Evolution by Lucien Poincaré

A selenium cell in its simplest form consists merely of some prepared selenium placed between two or more metal electrodes, the selenium acting as a high resistance conductor between them.

From Wireless Transmission of Photographs Second Edition, Revised and Enlarged 1919 by Marcus J. Martin

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 Arthur B. (Arthur Benjamin) Reeve

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

From Phantom Wires A Novel by Arthur William Brown

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