Daniell cell
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of Daniell cell
C19: named after John Daniell (1790–1845), English scientist
Example Sentences
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The Daniell cell is much employed in telegraphy.
From The Story of Electricity by Munro, John
This need was met by the Daniell cell.
From The Story of Great Inventions by Burns, Elmer Ellsworth
In the Daniell cell the zinc plate is in dilute sulphuric acid, and the copper plate is in a solution of blue vitriol or copper sulphate.
From The Story of Great Inventions by Burns, Elmer Ellsworth
The original form given to this, the Daniell cell, is shown at Fig.
From Electric Bells and All About Them A Practical Book for Practical Men by Bottone, S. R.
The strength of this current is not very great, a single Daniell cell being equal to nine pairs of the strongest combination yet discovered, namely, the artificial sulphuret of copper with German silver.
From The Telephone An Account of the Phenomena of Electricity, Magnetism, and Sound, as Involved in Its Action by Dolbear, A. E. (Amos Emerson)
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