standard cell

noun

, Electricity.

1. a primary electric cell, as the Weston cell, that produces an accurately known constant voltage: used in scientific measurements.

standard cell

noun

1. a voltaic cell producing a constant and accurately known electromotive force that can be used to calibrate voltage-measuring instruments

Word History and Origins

Origin of standard cell¹

First recorded in 1870–75

Example Sentences

Revolutionarily different than standard cell cultures, which grind up brain tissue to reconstruct as a flat network of cells, Lancaster’s 3D brain organoids were incredibly sophisticated in their recapitulation of the human brain during development.

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Then connect a wire to the positive terminal of the standard cell.

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Opposite this we mark twice the number of volts of the standard cell.

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The volt is the potential or pressure of one cell of battery called a standard cell, made in a certain way.

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Now connect our standard cell—one volt—through one ohm resistance and we have a current of one ampère.

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