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photovore

photovore noun: a robot that is powered by solar cells and moves towards light to "feed".

Noun

photovore (plural photovores)

  1. A robot that is powered by solar cells and moves towards light to "feed".
    • Many of these robots are capable of tracking the sun like a photovore, and thus stay alive. At night, they go into a dormant state.1994, Edward Rietman, Genesis Redux: Experiments Creating Artificial Life
    • A photovore "race" towards a bright light might take a while to complete.2000, Karl Lunt, Build Your Own Robot!

Forms of photovore

pluralphotovores

Origin of photovore

From photo- + -vore.

Questions about photovore

What does photovore mean?
Photovore means a robot that is powered by solar cells and moves towards light to "feed".
What part of speech is photovore?
Photovore is a noun.
What is the plural of photovore?
The plural of photovore is photovores.

Words near photovore in the dictionary

  1. photovoltaic cell
  2. photovoltaic cells
  3. photovoltaic effect
  4. photovoltaically
  5. photovoltaics
  6. photovore
  7. photovores
  8. photowalk
  9. photowalks
  10. photoworthy
  11. photowritten

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