NICKEL-IRON ACCUMULATOR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does nickel-iron accumulator mean? 

• NICKEL-IRON ACCUMULATOR (noun)
  The noun NICKEL-IRON ACCUMULATOR has 1 sense:

1. 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

  Familiarity information: NICKEL-IRON ACCUMULATOR used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• NICKEL-IRON ACCUMULATOR (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

nickel-iron accumulator; nickel-iron battery

Hypernyms ("nickel-iron accumulator" is a kind of...):

accumulator; storage battery (a voltaic battery that stores electric charge)