electric cell
noun
a device that generates electrical energy from chemical energy, usually consisting of two different electrodes placed in an electrolyte; battery.
electric cells
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pluralof electric cell.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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Named after a 18th century precursor to electric cells, LeydenJar uses a technique known as plasma deposition to make a lighter, more efficient anode – an essential component of all batteries.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
Germany's Siemens is vying with such firms as Amoco in the U.S. and Sanyo in Japan to produce cheap, efficient solar electric cells.
From Time Magazine Archive
A television scanning disk looks over the grey shadows piece meal, lets them illuminate three photo electric cells.
From Time Magazine Archive
This is run into electric cells and through these a current of electricity is led.
From Kelly Miller's History of the World War for Human Rights by Kelly Miller
These enclosing surfaces, therefore, cut up the space into shells of potential, and divide up the tubes of force into electric cells.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" by Various
