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- noun physics
resistance of a material that varies with the amount of incidentlight
Etymologies
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photo- + resistance
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Semiconductor elements which can be influenced by light photoresistance cell photodiode photocell with depletion layer phototriode p-n-p switching diode p-n-p-n
1. Selected Graphical Symbols of Electrotechnology Klaus Janoske 1991
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