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photoelectric cell vs detector

detector vs photoelectric cell

photoelectric cell and detector both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
photoelectric cell Yes No No No
detector Yes No No No
As nouns, detector is a hypernym of photoelectric cell; that is, detector is a word with a broader meaning than photoelectric cell:
  • photoelectric cell: a transducer used to detect and measure light and other radiations
  • detector: any device that receives a signal or stimulus (as heat or pressure or light or motion etc.) and responds to it in a distinctive manner
Other hypernyms of photoelectric cell include sensing element, sensor, transducer.
photoelectric cell (noun) detector (noun)
a transducer used to detect and measure light and other radiations any device that receives a signal or stimulus (as heat or pressure or light or motion etc.) and responds to it in a distinctive manner
electronic equipment that detects the presence of radio signals or radioactivity
rectifier that extracts modulation from a radio carrier wave
Difference between photoelectric cell and detector

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