| 单词 | voltaic cell |
| 释义 | voltaic cell (once / 190635 pages) n WORD FAMILY voltaic cell: voltaic cells USAGE EXAMPLESElectrical studies, however, engaged most of his attention, especially in connexion with the theory of the voltaic cell and the electric discharge in rarefied gases. Various, Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edit...(2012) His researches dealt very largely with electro-chemistry and with the voltaic cell, of which he invented several varieties. Various, Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edit...(2011) The voltaic cell is the simplest form of electric battery. Burns, Elmer Ellsworth, The Story of Great Inventions(2011) n an electric cell that generates an electromotive force by an irreversible conversion of chemical to electrical energy; cannot be recharged Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper galvanic cell, primary 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) Leclanche cell voltaic cell that produces approximately 1.5 volts mercury cella primary cell consisting of a zinc anode and a cathode of mercury oxide and an electrolyte of potassium hydroxide standard cella primary cell used as a standard of electromotive force wet cella primary voltaic cell having a liquid electrolyte Clark cell, Clark standard cella form of voltaic cell once used as a standard for electromotive force dry cella small Leclanche cell containing no free liquid; the electrolyte is a paste and the negative zinc pole forms the container of the cell; used in flashlights, portable radios, etc. Weston cell, cadmium cella standard voltaic cell (trademark Weston) cell, electric cell a device that delivers an electric current as the result of a chemical reaction |
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