photodetector

photodetector
/foh"toh di tek'teuhr/, n.
1. photosensor.
2. Electronics. any device, as a photodiode, phototube, or photovoltaic cell, that uses the photoelectric effect to convert radiant energy into an electrical signal.
[1945-50; PHOTO- + DETECTOR]

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