storage battery

noun

: a cell or connected group of cells that converts chemical energy into electrical energy by reversible chemical reactions and that may be recharged by passing a current through it in the direction opposite to that of its discharge

called also storage cell

Examples of storage battery in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But this is inaccurate as grid-scale storage batteries (BESS) can resolve this problem. —Ian Dexter Palmer, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025

Solving problems like the most efficient way to use an aircraft cargo hold, or helping devise the next generation of long-term storage batteries, is only part of the IonQ mission. —Forbes.com, 9 May 2025

The types of goods whose supplies were pulled forward as companies stocked up include computers, cars, cell phones and electric storage batteries, according to the financial firm. —Anne Marie D. Lee, CBS News, 6 May 2025

In comparison, lithium-ion storage batteries generally offer about 4 hours of storage duration. —Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 31 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1880, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for storage battery

• flattery
• slattery

Kids Definition

storage battery

noun

: a cell or connected group of cells that converts chemical energy into electrical energy by reversible chemical reactions and that may be recharged by passing a current through it in the direction opposite to that of its discharge

called also storage cell