Daniell cell
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of Daniell cell
C19: named after John Daniell (1790–1845), English scientist
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
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
The Daniell cell is constructed in various ways.
From The Story of Electricity by Munro, John
With this apparatus he obtained sparks 6 in. long, the initial source of electrification being a single Daniell cell.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 2 "Ehud" to "Electroscope" by Various
In fact, we have already seen that in the Daniell cell the current decomposes a solution of sulphate of copper and deposits the pure metal on the copper plate.
From The Story of Electricity by Munro, John
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
