voltaic cell

noun, Electricity
1.
cell (def 7a).
Origin
1850-55
Examples from the web for voltaic cell
  • My experiment for school was to investigate an aspect of a voltaic cell.
  • Chemical energy can be harnessed by using a galvanic or voltaic cell, better known to the consumer as a battery.
British Dictionary definitions for voltaic cell

voltaic cell

noun
1.
another name for primary cell
voltaic cell in Science
voltaic cell
  (vŏl-tā'ĭk)   
See electric cell.