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voltaic battery

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voltaic battery
n.
An electric battery composed of a primary cell or cells.
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Noun1.voltaic battery - battery consisting of a number of voltaic cells arranged in series or parallelvoltaic battery - battery consisting of a number of voltaic cells arranged in series or parallel
galvanic battery
electric battery, battery - a device that produces electricity; may have several primary or secondary cells arranged in parallel or series
dry battery - a voltaic battery consisting of two or more dry cells
storage battery, accumulator - a voltaic battery that stores electric charge
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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Accidentally, using a voltaic battery, he discovered that an electric current could influence an adjacent magnetic compass needle.
Thomas Johann Seebeck (1770-1831) by Velmre, Enn / Proceedings of the Estonian Academy of Sciences: Engineering
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World's most prestigious fuel cell event will feature new fuel cell technological advances, market developments and end-user experiences WASHINGTON -- In 1839, Sir William Robert Grove, the "Father of the Fuel Cell," created a gas voltaic battery that became the forerunner of modern fuel cells by discovering he could generate electricity by reversing the electrolysis of water.
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