standard cell

/ˌstændərd sɛl/

Other forms: standard cells

Definitions of standard cell

1. noun

   a primary cell used as a standard of electromotive force
   types:

   Clark cell, Clark standard cell

   a form of voltaic cell once used as a standard for electromotive force

   Weston cell, cadmium cell

   a standard voltaic cell (trademark Weston)

   type of:

   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