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Phototube vs Photoresistor - What's the difference?

phototube | photoresistor |

As nouns the difference between phototube and photoresistor

is that phototube is a gas-filled electron tube that has a photosensitive cathode while photoresistor is an electronic component whose resistance is inversely proportional to the intensity of incident light; a photoconductor.

phototube

English

Noun

(wikipedia phototube) (en noun)
  • A gas-filled electron tube that has a photosensitive cathode

    • photoresistor

    English

    (wikipedia photoresistor)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An electronic component whose resistance is inversely proportional to the intensity of incident light; a photoconductor

    • Related terms

    * photodiode * varistor * thermistor * resistor