| Noun | 1. | standard cell - a primary cell used as a standard of electromotive force Clark cell, Clark standard cell - a form of voltaic cell once used as a standard for electromotive force 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 cadmium cell, Weston cell - a standard voltaic cell (trademark Weston) |