storage battery

storage battery

n. Electricity A group of reversible or rechargeable secondary cells acting as a unit. Also called secondary battery.

storage battery

n (General Physics) another name (esp US) for accumulator¹

stor′age bat`tery

n. 1. a voltaic battery consisting of two or more storage cells. 2. storage cell. [1880–85]

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Noun

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storage battery - a voltaic battery that stores electric chargeaccumulatoranode - the negatively charged terminal of a voltaic cell or storage battery that supplies currentcathode - the positively charged terminal of a voltaic cell or storage battery that supplies currentstorage-battery grid, grid - a perforated or corrugated metal plate used in a storage battery as a conductor and support for the active materiallead-acid accumulator, lead-acid battery - a battery with lead electrodes with dilute sulphuric acid as the electrolyte; each cell generates about 2 voltsnicad, nickel-cadmium accumulator - a rechargeable battery with a nickel cathode and a cadmium anode; often used in emergency systems because of its low discharge rate when not in usenickel-iron accumulator, nickel-iron battery - a storage battery having a nickel oxide cathode and an iron anode with an electrolyte of potassium hydroxide; each cell gives about 1.2 voltssecondary cell, storage cell - a cell that can be rechargedgalvanic battery, voltaic battery - battery consisting of a number of voltaic cells arranged in series or parallel

Translations

accumulatore