photronicn.adj.
/fəʊˈtrɒnɪk/, U.S. /foʊˈtrɑnɪk/ A kind of photovoltaic cell. Also as adj.: designating such a cell.
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photronic1932
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Weston1895
photronic1932
1932 Official Gaz. (U.S. Patent Office) 15 Mar. 554/1 Weston Electrical Instrument Corporation, Newark, N.J. Filed Oct. 1, 1931. Photronic. For light sensitive cells. Claims use since Sept. 25, 1931.
1938 G. H. Sewell Amateur Film-making ii. 21 The light intensity is received by a photronic type of cell.
1948 Electronic Engin. 20 136/2 A method is described by which it is possible to check the balance of the printer instantly by means of tricolour readings with a photronic cell.
1974 Jrnl. Appl. Ecol. 11 158 A megatron pan selenium barrier layer cell cast into a block of transparent synthetic resin was used instead of a Weston photronic cell.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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n.adj.1932