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CELDA FOTOELECTRICA [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-05-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Security Devices
- Building Hardware
- Photoelectricity and Electron Optics
- Electronic Devices
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- electric eye
1, record 1, English, electric%20eye
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- photoelectric cell 2, record 1, English, photoelectric%20cell
correct
- photocell 3, record 1, English, photocell
correct
- light-sensitive cell 4, record 1, English, light%2Dsensitive%20cell
correct
- photo-electric cell 5, record 1, English, photo%2Delectric%20cell
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A solid-state photosensitive electron device in which use is made of the variation of the current-voltage characteristic as a function of incident radiation. 2, record 1, English, - electric%20eye
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Mention of the qualifier "solid-state" in this definition implies that phototubes are excluded from it. The Modern Dictionary of Electronic (Rudolf F. Graf, 5th ed. 1977) states that "the term should not be used for a phototube, which is a vacuum tube and not a cell". However, these terms are, in fact, often used in a more general sense to designate all types of light-sensitive electronic devices. This record deals with the terms in their more restricted sense. 6, record 1, English, - electric%20eye
Record 1, Key term(s)
- light sensitive cell
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Dispositifs de sécurité
- Quincaillerie du bâtiment
- Photo-électricité et optique électronique
- Dispositifs électroniques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- œil électrique
1, record 1, French, %26oelig%3Bil%20%C3%A9lectrique
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- cellule photo-électrique 2, record 1, French, cellule%20photo%2D%C3%A9lectrique
correct, feminine noun
- œil magique 2, record 1, French, %26oelig%3Bil%20magique
correct, masculine noun
- photocellule 3, record 1, French, photocellule
correct, feminine noun
- cellule photoélectrique 4, record 1, French, cellule%20photo%C3%A9lectrique
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Cellule photo-électrique servant à la commande de dispositifs automatiques (ouverture d'une porte, par exemple). 1, record 1, French, - %26oelig%3Bil%20%C3%A9lectrique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
photoélectrique : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2004). 5, record 1, French, - %26oelig%3Bil%20%C3%A9lectrique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Dispositivos de seguridad
- Artículos de ferretería para la construcción
- Fotoelectricidad y óptica electrónica
- Dispositivos electrónicos
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- fotocélula
1, record 1, Spanish, fotoc%C3%A9lula
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- celda fotoeléctrica 1, record 1, Spanish, celda%20fotoel%C3%A9ctrica
correct, feminine noun
- célula fotoeléctrica 2, record 1, Spanish, c%C3%A9lula%20fotoel%C3%A9ctrica
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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