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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
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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.

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  • The electric resistance of a selenium cell undergoes diminution with the intensity of light that falls on it.

  • 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.

  • Another curious application of the selenium cell has been attempted, but has scarcely gone beyond the domain of theory.

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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