photoresistor

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂-

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

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Latin -torlbor.

English -or

English resistor

English photoresistor

From photo- + resistor.

Noun

photoresistor (plural photoresistors)

1. (electronics) An electronic component whose resistance is inversely proportional to the intensity of incident light.
   • 2022 March, “Elements 140”, in Snap Circuits‎^[1], Elenco, page 10:

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

Related terms

• photodiode
• varistor
• thermistor
• resistor

Descendants

• → Japanese: フォトレジスタ (fotorejisuta)

Translations

Translations

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 光敏電阻 / 光敏电阻 (zh) (guāngmǐn diànzǔ)

• German: Fotowiderstand m
• Italian: fotoresistore (it) m
• Japanese: フォトレジスタ (fotorejisuta)
• Māori: parenga iahiko ngoiaho
• Polish: fotorezystor m
• Romanian: fotorezistor (ro) f