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

These are connected in series and the positive terminal binding-post on the storage cell is connected to the wire leading from the copper plate in the gravity cell.

From The Boy Mechanic: Volume 1 700 Things for Boys to Do by Popular Mechanics Co.

The voltage of a dry cell is approximately 1.5 volts, and the voltage of a voltaic cell and of a gravity cell is approximately 1 volt.

From General Science by Clark, Bertha M.

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 Miller, Kempster

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 Miller, Kempster

The gravity cell is perhaps the most common type of cell wherein depolarization is affected by electro-chemical means.

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