electric cell

American  

[i-lek-trik sel] / ɪˈlɛk trɪk ˈsɛl /

noun

electric cells plural

1. a device that generates electrical energy from chemical energy, usually consisting of two different electrodes placed in an electrolyte; battery.

2. Also called electrolytic cell. a device for producing electrolysis, consisting essentially of the electrolyte, its container, and the electrodes.

3. fuel cell.

4. solar cell.

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electric cell Scientific  

1. A device, such as a battery, that is capable of changing some form of energy, such as chemical energy or radiant energy, into electricity.

2. Also called voltaic cell

3. ◆ An electric cell that converts light energy into electrical energy using the photoelectric effect is called a photoelectric or photovoltaic cell; such cells are used in the generation of solar power and are called solar cells.

4. See also galvanic

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Inflected Forms

noun

• electric cells
  plural

Example Sentences

Hula As similar yet as opposite as the poles of an electric cell are Calvin Coolidge and Alfred Emanuel Smith.

From Time Magazine Archive

Oh, nobody should laugh, Frank—Dr. Pacetti keeps pointing out that there are electric eels on Earth, with specialized muscle-tissue that acts as an electric cell...

From The Planet Strappers by Gallun, Raymond Z.

Every electric cell and battery contains acid and alkaline elements; and the human body is a dynamo made up of innumerable minute electric cells and batteries in the forms of living, protoplasmic cells and organs.

From Nature Cure by Lindlahr, Henry

When the electric cell is shattered the current stops.

From The New Revelation by Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir

The converse is presented in the common electric cell.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 1 "Châtelet" to "Chicago" by Various