electric cell

electric cell

A device, such as a battery, that is capable of changing some form of energy, such as chemical energy or radiant energy, into electricity.

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electric cell - a device that delivers an electric current as the result of a chemical reactioncellelectrical device - a device that produces or is powered by electricityelectrolytic 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)fuel cell - cell that produces electricity by oxidation of fuel (hydrogen and oxygen or zinc and air); often used in electric carsphotovoltaic cell, solar cell - a cell that converts solar energy into electrical energysecondary cell, storage cell - a cell that can be rechargedgalvanic 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