selenium cell

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noun Electricity.

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

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Origin of selenium cell

First recorded in 1875–80

Words nearby selenium cell

seleniferous, selenious, selenious acid, selenite, selenium, selenium cell, selenium rectifier, seleno-, selenocentric, selenodesy, selenodont

How to use selenium cell in a sentence

The assistant had shoved the photograph into the holder from which each section was projected on the selenium cell screen.
The Social Gangster|Arthur B. Reeve
The electric resistance of a selenium cell undergoes diminution with the intensity of light that falls on it.
Life Movements in Plants, Volume II, 1919|Sir Jagadis Chunder Bose
In the dark the selenium cell has a very high resistance, and therefore no current can flow from the battery D to the relay F.
Wireless Transmission of Photographs|Marcus J. Martin
Another curious application of the selenium cell has been attempted, but has scarcely gone beyond the domain of theory.
Electricity and Magnetism|Elisha Gray

British Dictionary definitions for selenium cell

selenium cell

noun

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

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