单词 | electric cell |
释义 | electric cellA device, such as a battery, that is capable of changing some form of energy, such as chemical energy or radiant energy, into electricity. Also called voltaic cell♦ An electric cell that converts light energy into electrical energy using the photoelectric effect is called a photoelectric or photovoltaic cell; such cells are used in the generation of solar power and are called solar cells. See also galvanic. Words nearby electric cellelectric-arc furnace, electric arc welding, electric blanket, electric blue, electric catfish, electric cell, electric chair, electric charge, electric circuit, electric constant, electric current The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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