storage cell

American  

noun

Electricity.

1. a cell whose energy can be renewed by passing a current through it in the direction opposite to that of the flow of current generated by the cell.

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Etymology

Origin of storage cell

First recorded in 1880–85

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storage cell

It took him more than 50,000 botched experiments to invent the alkaline storage cell battery and 9,000 to perfect the light bulb.

From Time ● Oct. 24, 2017

The usual type of storage cell contains sheets of spongy lead separated from sheets of spongy lead peroxide in a weak solution of sulphuric acid.

From Time Magazine Archive

Inside this hand are "the works": an amplifier to magnify the body's muscle currents about 20,000 times, a storage cell, an electric motor and some gears.

From Time Magazine Archive

The storage cell, as described below, is the right size to be charged by a few gravity cells and is easily made.

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

Let us now consider a single storage cell made up of electrolyte, one positive plate, and one negative plate.

From The Automobile Storage Battery Its Care And Repair by Witte, Otto A.