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Electric eye   /ɪlˈɛktrɪk aɪ/   Listen
Electric eye

noun
1.
A transducer used to detect and measure light and other radiations.  Synonyms: magic eye, photocell, photoconductive cell, photoelectric cell.





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"Electric eye" Quotes from Famous Books



... raced down the companionway. As she reached the irising door in the bulkhead, an electric eye opened it for her. She had never come this way before. It was not as bright and clean as the rest of the ship. She had not even seen the sign which said PASSENGERS NOT PERMITTED BEYOND THIS POINT. But then, she ...
— A World Called Crimson • Darius John Granger


Words linked to "Electric eye" :   selenium cell, detector, sensor, sensing element, transducer, photocathode


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