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photoresistor

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

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noun

"Use the preceding circuit, but replace the slide switch (S1) with the photoresistor (RP). Cover and uncover the photoresistor to change the sound."

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-)der. English photo- English resist Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin -ātor Old French -eorbor. Middle English -our ▲ Latin -torlbor. English -or English resistor English photoresistor From photo- + resistor.

photoresistors (plural)

photodiode varistor thermistor resistor

What does photoresistor mean?: An electronic component whose resistance is inversely proportional to the intensity of incident light.
Where does photoresistor come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-)der. English photo- English resist Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin -ātor Old French -eorbor. Middle English -our ▲ Latin -torlbor. English -or English resistor English photoresistor From photo- + resistor.

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