solar cell

noun

: a photovoltaic cell used as a power source

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This includes innovations such as perovskite solar cells, deepwater wind turbines, nuclear small modular reactors and molten salt reactors. Dale Fickett, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025 In a separate experiment, Baruah and Raval threaded silver nanowires into certain samples to demonstrate their potential use in solar cells, wearable sensors, and coatings. Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 26 Mar. 2025 Vanguard 1 was the first satellite to generate power using solar cells. Leonard David, Space.com, 4 Apr. 2025 Turning Moon Dust into Power Vision of future solar cell fabrication on the Moon, utilizing raw regolith. Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 3 Apr. 2025 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 29 Apr. 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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