electric cell

Other forms: electric cells

Definitions of electric cell

1. noun

   a device that delivers an electric current as the result of a chemical reaction
   synonyms: cell

   types:

   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

   Leclanche cell

   voltaic cell that produces approximately 1.5 volts

   mercury cell

   a primary cell consisting of a zinc anode and a cathode of mercury oxide and an electrolyte of potassium hydroxide

   standard cell

   a primary cell used as a standard of electromotive force

   wet cell

   a primary voltaic cell having a liquid electrolyte

   type of:

   electrical device

   a device that produces or is powered by electricity