| electric eye n. See photoelectric cell. |
electric eye
n
(Electronics) another name for photocell
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| Noun | 1. |  electric eye - a transducer used to detect and measure light and other radiationsdetector, sensing element, sensor - 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 photocathode - a cathode that emits electrons when illuminated selenium cell - a photoelectric cell that uses a strip of selenium transducer - an electrical device that converts one form of energy into another |
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