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Examples of solar cell in a Sentence
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The company also plans to manufacture solar cells by melting patches of the moon’s surface, forming a glassy substrate, and then coating it with aluminum, silicon, and aluminum again.
—Matthew Hutson, The New Yorker, 24 Sep. 2024
The tariff rate will go up to 100% on electric vehicles, to 50% on solar cells and to 25% on electric vehicle batteries, critical minerals, steel, aluminum, face masks and ship-to-shore cranes beginning Friday, according to the US Trade Representative’s Office.
—Andrew Torgan, CNN, 22 Sep. 2024
The Biden Administration also recently raised tariffs on solar cells imported from China from 25% to 50%.
—Trefis Team, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2024
Those domestic shifts explain China's large current account surpluses and the U.S.'s large current account deficits, the authors found, without resorting to narratives that center on Chinese subsidies for electric vehicles, solar cells, semiconductors and other products.
—Neil Irwin, Axios, 12 Sep. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1955, in the meaning defined above
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“Solar cell.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/solar%20cell. Accessed 5 Oct. 2024.
Kids Definition
solar cell
noun
: a photoelectric cell that converts sunlight into electrical energy and is used as a power source
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