Definition of Nickel-iron accumulator

1. Noun. 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.

Exact synonyms: Nickel-iron Battery
Generic synonyms: Accumulator, Storage Battery

Lexicographical Neighbors of Nickel-iron Accumulator

nickar
nickar nut
nickar tree
nickars
nickase
nickases
nicked
nicked circle
nickel
nickel-and-dime
nickel-and-dime(a)
nickel-base alloy
nickel-cadmium accumulator
nickel-in-the-slot
nickel-iron-selenium hydrogenase
nickel-iron accumulator (current term)
nickel-iron battery
nickel-iron hydrogenase
nickel-rich
nickel alloy
nickel and dime
nickel bag
nickel bronze
nickel dermatitis
nickel note
nickel nurser
nickel rich
nickel silver
nickel steel
nickel titanium

Literary usage of Nickel-iron accumulator

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Principles of Applied Electrochemistry by Arthur John Allmand (1912)
"... is the universally used lead accumulator [Lead peroxide | sulphuric acid | lead], the other the Edison nickel-iron accumulator ..."

2. Storage Batteries: A List of References 1900-1915 by George S. Maynard, New York Public Library (1915)
"nickel-iron accumulator. (Engineering, London, v. 82, July 20, 1906, p. 89.) VDA Editorial embodying the results of recent researches. 310. ..."

3. Outlines of Theoretical Chemistry by Frederick Hutton Getman (1922)
"These are, the almost universally used lead accumulator, and the less efficient nickel- iron accumulator. Only the former' of these will be considered here. ..."

4. Proceedings by American Society of Civil Engineers (1904)
"The Jungner Nickel Iron Accumulator and Us Origin.* MV Schoop. (19) Sept. 17. Hydraulics in Connection with Electric Railway Work. BE Morrow. 172 Sept. 20. ..."

5. The Book of the Automobile: A Practical Volume Devoted to the Hisory by Robert Thompson Sloss (1905)
"In 1901 a new nickel-iron accumulator with 20 per cent solution of potash and water was announced by TA Edison. This gave 1.5 volts EMF, and was said to be ..."

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