nickel-iron battery

Definitions of nickel-iron battery
  1. noun
    a storage battery having a nickel oxide cathode and an iron anode with an electrolyte of potassium hydroxide; each cell gives about 1.2 volts
    synonyms: nickel-iron accumulator
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    type of:
    accumulator, storage battery
    a voltaic battery that stores electric charge
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