magic eye

/ˈmædʒɪk ˌaɪ/
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Other forms: magic eyes

Definitions of magic eye
  1. noun
    a transducer used to detect and measure light and other radiations
    synonyms: electric eye, photocell, photoconductive cell, photoelectric cell
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    types:
    selenium cell
    a photoelectric cell that uses a strip of selenium
    type of:
    detector, sensing element, sensor
    any device that receives a signal or stimulus (as heat or pressure or light or motion etc.) and responds to it in a distinctive manner
    transducer
    an electrical device that converts one form of energy into another
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