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

The concept behind it is essentially the same as a home storage battery in that it would be charged up when electricity is plentiful and relatively cheap. — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 18 July 2026

Stationary-storage batteries cycle more predictably and can tolerate slower charging and discharging rates, and a lot less current runs through them. — IEEE Spectrum, 2 July 2026

Solar and long-duration storage batteries, especially, will only continue to grow. — Ella Nilsen, CNN Money, 7 May 2026

Yet that ruling in the UAW’s favor came only after all 1,514 workers at the plant were told in December they were being laid off amid slowing EV sales and the plant’s eventual pivot to making energy storage batteries. — The Detroit News, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026

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