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standard cell

DEFINITIONS OF: standard cell

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n a primary cell used as a standard of electromotive force

Types:
Clark cell, Clark standard cell
a form of voltaic cell once used as a standard for electromotive force
Weston cell, cadmium cell
a standard voltaic cell (trademark Weston)
Type of:
galvanic cell, primary cell, voltaic cell
an electric cell that generates an electromotive force by an irreversible conversion of chemical to electrical energy; cannot be recharged
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