photoreceptor
- noun
- /ˌfoʊtəˈrɛptər/
- Specialized
:
fotorreceptor
- As photoreceptor materials on photocopier and laser-printer drums, organics could generate and transport charge, usually as solid mixtures of molecular semiconductors in inert polymer hosts.
And each photoreceptor is just reporting how many quanta of light, how many photons it catches.
- And each photoreceptor is just reporting how many quanta of light, how many photons it catches.
Examples
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In the experiment, the photoreceptor detected the light intensity and provided data for analysis.
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The camera's photoreceptor captures light and transforms it into a digital image.
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All right, you have photoreceptors that are picking up light all the time.
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And so the idea was that you could create hundreds of very sharply tuned photoreceptors like that so we could get all the colors.
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And each photoreceptor is just reporting how many quanta of light, how many photons it catches.
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Each photoreceptor in the device converts incoming light into an electrical signal for further processing.
Synonyms
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6.2
A device that senses light and makes an electric signal
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6.6
A small device that makes electricity when light hits it to show how bright the light is
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7.2
A device that senses light and makes an electric signal
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7.4
A small device that changes its electric signal when light falls on it
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8.1
A small device that lets more electricity pass when light hits it
A device that makes a small electric signal when light hits it to detect or measure light
A material or part that can carry electricity when light shines on it
How Light-Detecting
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- Specialized
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7.2
- Specialized
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6.6
Surface Forms
Morphology
photoreceptor = receptor (semi-transparent) = photo + recept + or
The word is compositionally built from 'photo-' and 'receptor', but 'receptor' is a specialized technical base, so the meaning is only partly obvious to an average learner.
Etymology
Photoreceptor combines photo- 'light' and receptor 'one that receives', like in a camera photo sensor, so a photoreceptor is a device or cell that 'receives' light and turns it into an 'electrical signal' a machine can use.