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photointerrupter

photointerrupter noun: an optical device that acts as a switch when a beam of light is blocked by a foreign object.

Noun

photointerrupter (plural photointerrupters)

  1. An optical device that acts as a switch when a beam of light is blocked by a foreign object

Forms of photointerrupter

pluralphotointerrupters

Origin of photointerrupter

From photo- + interrupter.

Questions about photointerrupter

What does photointerrupter mean?
Photointerrupter means an optical device that acts as a switch when a beam of light is blocked by a foreign object.
What part of speech is photointerrupter?
Photointerrupter is a noun.
What is the plural of photointerrupter?
The plural of photointerrupter is photointerrupters.

Words near photointerrupter in the dictionary

  1. photointermediates
  2. photointerpretation
  3. photointerpretations
  4. photointerpreter
  5. photointerpreters
  6. photointerrupter
  7. photointerrupters
  8. photoion
  9. photoionisation
  10. photoionisations
  11. photoionised

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