secondary cell

American  

noun

Electricity.

1. storage cell.

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secondary cell British  

noun

1. an electric cell that can be recharged and can therefore be used to store electrical energy in the form of chemical energy See also accumulator Compare primary cell

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Etymology

Origin of secondary cell

First recorded in 1905–10

Example Sentences

Both types have secondary cell walls that are thickened with deposits of lignin, an organic compound that is a key component of wood.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

Tracheids are xylem cells with thick secondary cell walls that are lignified.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

A major determinant of industrial processing efficiency lies in secondary cell wall ultrastructure, which is dependent on interactions among these biopolymers.

From Nature • Jun. 10, 2014

Large woody plants produce secondary cell walls on a vastly different scale from that of herbaceous plants.

From Nature • Jun. 10, 2014

When the charging current was cut off the peroxide plate became the positive and the spongy plate the negative pole of the secondary cell.

From The Story of Electricity by Munro, John