solar cell

noun

: a photovoltaic cell used as a power source

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Electricity demand for data centers alone will increase 10-20% per year through 2030, while manufacturing of batteries, solar cells and semiconductors will require additional gigawatts of new power over the next four years, predicted Chris Seiple with analyst firm Wood Mackenzie. Matthew Brown, Chicago Tribune, 24 Jan. 2025 Those tariffs were kept in place by former President Joseph R. Biden Jr., who imposed additional levies on Chinese electric vehicles, solar cells, semiconductors and advanced batteries. Alan Rappeport, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025 Washington and its partners’ lead therefore needs shoring up, lest semiconductors go the way of telecommunication equipment, solar cells, electric vehicles, critical minerals, and other industries in which China’s overwhelming share gives it dangerous influence. Elizabeth Economy, Foreign Affairs, 14 Jan. 2025 Perovskite solar cells that are seriously impressive. Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 8 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for solar cell 

Word History

First Known Use

1955, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of solar cell was in 1955

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“Solar cell.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/solar%20cell. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.

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solar cell

noun
: a photoelectric cell that converts sunlight into electrical energy and is used as a power source

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