lithium-ion battery

noun

lith·i·um-ion battery ˈli-thē-əm-ˈī-ən-

-ˈī-ˌän-

: a rechargeable battery that uses lithium ions as the primary component of its electrolyte

Note: Lithium-ion batteries are common in portable electronic devices such as cell phones and laptop computers.

Examples of lithium-ion battery in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web That’s the case for lithium-ion batteries for electric passenger vehicles. —

Amy Feldman, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024 Although electric vehicles emit less CO2 than other cars over their life cycle, lithium-ion batteries wind up in landfills since recycling them is harder than creating new ones. —

Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 18 Oct. 2024 This next-generation technology theoretically packs more energy into each unit of volume than lithium-ion batteries. —

Sam Meredith, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2024 This technology does not make use of any of the critical minerals that are problematic in lithium-ion batteries. —

Kat Friedrich, Ars Technica, 20 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for lithium-ion battery

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First Known Use

1980, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of lithium-ion battery was in 1980

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