Photocell
Photocell noun - A transducer used to detect and measure light and other radiations.
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Synonyms for Photocell
Sensing element and photocell are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sensing element" instead a noun "Photocell".
Sensing element
Sensing element noun - Any device that receives a signal or stimulus (as heat or pressure or light or motion etc.) and responds to it in a distinctive manner.
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Synonyms for Sensing element
Photocell and sensing element are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace term "Photocell" with "Sensing element", this terms are similar.
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Sensing element and Photocell. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 31, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/photocell/sensing_element
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