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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
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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. ReeveThe 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 BoseIn 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. MartinAnother 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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