lead-acid battery
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- noun
- /ˈlɛdˌæsɪd ˈbætəri/
- Specialized
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batería de plomo-ácido
- Most vehicles today run on lead-acid batteries, which provide reliable power for starting the engine.
- use of lead-acid battery
Then the typical lead acid battery, then finally the lithium ion phosphate, which is mainstream at the moment.
- Then the typical lead acid battery, then finally the lithium ion phosphate, which is mainstream at the moment.
Examples
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For example, the EPA was concerned with the recycling of lead-acid batteries.
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Many recyclers accept lead-acid batteries, and handling this waste stream was not considered to be a problem.
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I started my car thanks to a lead acid battery and I had some appliances running.
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For remote communities that have long needed energy storage, lead-acid batteries are viable but problematic tools.
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One of the most common battery chemistries is the lead-acid battery.
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An array of a dozen lead-acid batteries stores electricity generated during the day.
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All of the manufacturers specified lead-acid batteries for their wheelchairs.
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Lead-acid batteries are removed, and in some cases, other parts may be salvaged for resale.
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The range of the power wheelchair can be improved by the use of wet lead-acid batteries in place of gel lead-acid batteries.
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Six hundred and fifty-nine shops (67 percent) generated used lead-acid batteries, which contain recyclable materials.
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Synonyms
A rechargeable battery with lead plates and acid used in cars and backup power
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Surface Forms
Morphology
lead-acid + battery
The compound is directly compositional: it denotes a battery that uses lead and acid (lead + acid + battery), so the overall meaning can be derived from the constituent words. This follows regular English compounding patterns and is cross-linguistically transparent, so a B1 learner who knows the words 'lead', 'acid' and 'battery' would likely understand the term.
Etymology
Lead-acid battery is named for what is inside: heavy metal lead plates and a weak acid liquid. These parts work together to make and hold electricity, so the name refers to a 'rechargeable' battery commonly used in cars and for backup power.