English > accumulator: 3 senses > noun 2, artifact| Meaning | A voltaic battery that stores electric charge. |
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| Synonym | storage battery |
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| Parts | anode | The negatively charged terminal of a voltaic cell or storage battery that supplies current |
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| cathode | The positively charged terminal of a voltaic cell or storage battery that supplies current |
| grid, storage-battery grid | A perforated or corrugated metal plate used in a storage battery as a conductor and support for the active material |
| storage cell, secondary cell | A cell that can be recharged |
| Narrower | lead-acid battery, lead-acid accumulator | A battery with lead electrodes with dilute sulphuric acid as the electrolyte |
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| nicad, nickel-cadmium accumulator | A rechargeable battery with a nickel cathode and a cadmium anode |
| nickel-iron battery, nickel-iron accumulator | A storage battery having a nickel oxide cathode and an iron anode with an electrolyte of potassium hydroxide |
| Broader | voltaic battery, galvanic battery | battery consisting of a number of voltaic cells arranged in series or parallel |
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| Spanish | acumulador, batería de almacenaje, batería de almacenamiento, batería |
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| Catalan | acumulador |
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