gravity cell

American  

noun

Electricity.

1. a cell containing two electrolytes that have different specific gravities.

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gravity cell British  

noun

1. an electrolytic cell in which the electrodes lie in two different electrolytes, which are separated into two layers by the difference in their relative densities

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gravity cell

The elements of the gravity cell are electrodes of copper and zinc.

From Cyclopedia of Telephony & Telegraphy Vol. 1 A General Reference Work on Telephony, etc. etc. by Kempster Miller

The gravity cell is cheap, easy to construct, and of constant strength, and is in almost universal use in telegraphic work.

From General Science by Bertha M. Clark

For example, the simple voltaic cell and the gravity cell have approximately equal voltages, but the current produced by the voltaic cell is stronger than that produced by the gravity cell.

From General Science by Bertha M. Clark

This apparatus is good to work a gravity cell when it needs regulating.

From How Two Boys Made Their Own Electrical Apparatus Containing Complete Directions for Making All Kinds of Simple Apparatus for the Study of Elementary Electricity by Thomas M. (Thomas Matthew) St. John

The gravity cell has a practically constant voltage of 1.08 volts.

From Cyclopedia of Telephony & Telegraphy Vol. 1 A General Reference Work on Telephony, etc. etc. by Kempster Miller