solar cell

noun

: a photovoltaic cell used as a power source

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The new design also increased the number of grooves in each component of the back-contact perovskite solar cell, from 16 to 362. New Atlas, 5 Mar. 2025 The sleek-looking lid is made up of 84 small solar cells. Chandra Steele, PCMAG, 5 Mar. 2025 New Solar Panels Broke Records for Producing Electricity Experimental cells that combine silicon with a material called perovskite broke the efficiency record for converting solar energy into electricity, producing 60 percent more electricity than conventional solar cells. Rob Reddick, WIRED, 31 Dec. 2024 Participants from across the sciences discussed how entropy features in each of their research areas, from solar cells to black holes. Zack Savitsky, Quanta Magazine, 13 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for solar cell

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First Known Use

1955, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of solar cell was in 1955

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“Solar cell.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/solar%20cell. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.

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solar cell

noun
: a photoelectric cell that converts sunlight into electrical energy and is used as a power source

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