| NOUN | artifact | electric cell, cell | a device that delivers an electric current as the result of a chemical reaction |
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| Meaning | A device that delivers an electric current as the result of a chemical reaction. | |
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| Synonym | cell | |
| Narrower | 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) |
| fuel cell | cell that produces electricity by oxidation of fuel (hydrogen and oxygen or zinc and air) | |
| solar cell, photovoltaic cell | A cell that converts solar energy into electrical energy | |
| storage cell, secondary cell | A cell that can be recharged | |
| voltaic cell, galvanic cell, primary cell | An electric cell that generates an electromotive force by an irreversible conversion of chemical to electrical energy | |
| Broader | electrical device | A device that produces or is powered by electricity |
| Spanish | célula, pila | |
| Catalan | cèl·lula, pila | |
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