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ELECTRIC CELL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A device that delivers an electric current as the result of a chemical reaction
Synonyms:
cell; electric cell
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("electric cell" is a kind of...):
electrical device (a device that produces or is powered by electricity)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "electric cell"):
electrolytic cell (a cell containing an electrolyte in which an applied voltage causes a reaction to occur that would not occur otherwise (such as the breakdown of water into hydrogen and oxygen))
fuel cell (cell that produces electricity by oxidation of fuel (hydrogen and oxygen or zinc and air); often used in electric cars)
photovoltaic cell; solar cell (a cell that converts solar energy into electrical energy)
secondary cell; storage cell (a cell that can be recharged)
galvanic cell; primary cell; voltaic cell (an electric cell that generates an electromotive force by an irreversible conversion of chemical to electrical energy; cannot be recharged)
