selenium eye

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A device consisting of a closeable ball of blackened wood surrounding a glass lens that focuses light onto a selenium cell attached to a galvanometer; used by astronomers to measure the light variations of a heavenly body.

Word forms

selenium eye selenium eyes
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