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View synonyms for secondary cell

secondary cell

noun

, Electricity.


secondary cell

noun

  1. an electric cell that can be recharged and can therefore be used to store electrical energy in the form of chemical energy See also accumulator Compare primary cell
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Word History and Origins

Origin of secondary cell1

First recorded in 1905–10
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Example Sentences

Electrolysis is also used as a means of storing electrical energy in a chemical form (see Secondary Cell).

Electrolytic action is also made use of in the storage of electric energy in secondary batteries (see Secondary Cell).

The size of the secondary cell will be determined by the nature 194 of the supply to be given after the dynamos have been stopped.

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