solar cell

noun

: a photovoltaic cell used as a power source

Examples of solar cell in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web For instance, President Joe Biden last month instituted a new tariff on Chinese electric vehicles, semiconductors, batteries, solar cells, steel and aluminum. Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 20 June 2024 The paper's authors describing the new recycling technique note that, at the end of 2020, 18 percent of the solar cells in use had been manufactured that same year, and the pace of manufacturing has accelerated dramatically since. John Timmer, Ars Technica, 4 June 2024 By Anna Gordon May 14, 2024 7:21 AM EDT The Biden Administration has announced new tariffs on Tuesday for Chinese made electric vehicles, quadrupling the current tariff from 27.5% to 102.5%, as well as new tariffs on solar cells, steel, and aluminum. Anna Gordon, TIME, 14 May 2024 Not even the continuation of Section 301 tariffs—or President Joe Biden’s implementation of new duties on solar cells, semiconductors and electric vehicles—is deterring the country from targeting U.S. consumers, AAM wrote. Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019 See all Example Sentences for solar cell 

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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 4 Jul. 2024.

Kids Definition

solar cell

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

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