electric eye vs photoconductive cell

electric eye and photoconductive cell both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
electric eye	Yes	No	No	No
photoconductive cell	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, electric eye and photoconductive cell are synonyms defined as:

electric eye and photoconductive cell: a transducer used to detect and measure light and other radiations

Other synonyms of electric eye include magic eye, photocell, photoelectric cell.

electric eye (noun)	photoconductive cell (noun)
a transducer used to detect and measure light and other radiations	a transducer used to detect and measure light and other radiations