Meaning & use
wet cell battery
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Meanings
nouncountabletechnical
A battery that uses a liquid electrolyte to produce electricity.
Grammar: Countable: a wet cell battery, two wet cell batteries.
Patterns
- a wet cell battery
- wet cell batteries
A car battery is a common type of wet cell battery.
Wet cell batteries must be kept upright so the liquid does not spill.
The lab used a wet cell battery to power the small motor.
nouncountabletechnical
A battery with a liquid that allows charged particles to move between electrodes.
Grammar: Often contrasted with dry cell battery, which uses a paste instead of liquid.
Patterns
- a wet cell battery
- compared with a dry cell battery
Wet cell batteries are heavier than dry cell batteries.
The technician checked the acid level in the wet cell battery.
Word forms
| plural | wet cell batteries |
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Common combinations
- a wet cell battery
- A wet cell battery needs regular checks.
- recharge a wet cell battery
- You can recharge a wet cell battery many times.
- wet cell battery acid
- Be careful with wet cell battery acid.
- dry cell battery
- A dry cell battery is easier to carry than a wet cell one.
Synonyms and how they differ
- wet cell
- A shorter form used when the context already makes battery clear.
- lead-acid battery
- A common kind of wet cell battery, especially in cars; not all wet cell batteries are lead-acid.
Opposites
Word family
Commonly confused: wet cell battery or dry cell battery?
wet cell battery vs dry cell battery
A dry cell battery uses a paste-like electrolyte and is usually smaller and safer to carry; a wet cell battery uses liquid.
Practice
What is a wet cell battery?
Choose one answer.
Wet cell batteries contain a liquid electrolyte. The other options describe different technologies or the opposite of a wet cell.
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