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STORAGE BATTERY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A voltaic battery that stores electric charge
Synonyms:
accumulator; storage battery
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("storage battery" is a kind of...):
galvanic battery; voltaic battery (battery consisting of a number of voltaic cells arranged in series or parallel)
Meronyms (parts of "storage battery"):
anode (the negatively charged terminal of a voltaic cell or storage battery that supplies current)
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)
secondary cell; storage cell (a cell that can be recharged)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "storage battery"):
lead-acid accumulator; lead-acid battery (a battery with lead electrodes with dilute sulphuric acid as the electrolyte; each cell generates about 2 volts)
nicad; nickel-cadmium accumulator (a rechargeable battery with a nickel cathode and a cadmium anode; often used in emergency systems because of its low discharge rate when not in use)
nickel-iron accumulator; nickel-iron battery (a storage battery having a nickel oxide cathode and an iron anode with an electrolyte of potassium hydroxide; each cell gives about 1.2 volts)
