storage cell

noun

, Electricity.

1. a cell whose energy can be renewed by passing a current through it in the direction opposite to that of the flow of current generated by the cell.

Word History and Origins

Origin of storage cell¹

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

In essence, it treats high-capacity batteries as not only tools to power EVs but backup storage cells for the electrical grid.

From The Verge

Adjacent honey storage cells are typically uniform in size, but bees must build some larger cells for rearing drones and smaller ones for workers.

From Scientific American

On 18 August the European commission wrote to Theresa Villiers, expressing serious concerns and reminding the UK environment secretary that the content of the rigs’ storage cells qualifies as hazardous waste, according to EU law.

From The Guardian

It took him more than 50,000 botched experiments to invent the alkaline storage cell battery and 9,000 to perfect the light bulb.

From Time

Electric storage capacity, key to keeping the electric motors running, has increased 60% because the batteries have become more efficient and by improving the thermal management of the storage cells.

From Wall Street Journal