electric battery
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- noun
- /ɪˈlɛktrɪk ˈbætəri/
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batería eléctrica
- The new electric battery in my phone lasts all day without needing to recharge.
- run on an electric battery
- electric battery power
- use electric batteries
We had magnetism, electric batteries and metal wire.
- We had magnetism, electric batteries and metal wire.
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We're going to have to have a president, however, that doesn't think that somehow the government investing in car companies like Tesla and Fisker, making electric battery cars, is not research, Mr. President.
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The Prius goes about 11 miles on electric battery (4.4 kWh).
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The cool tends to drain electric batteries really quickly, so you must do anything you can to ensure they are hot.
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And current electric battery technology is not quick-charging.
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Similarly, this electric battery would discharge all at the same time, causing large sparks.
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An electric battery?
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Researchers prefer to focus on alternative vehicles that use clean fuels, such as natural gas liquids, hydrogen, or electric batteries, to reduce pollution.
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Electric batteries are damaging to the environment unless recycled effectively: it is possible to reduce the number of electric batteries that need recycling by using the same versions for many years.
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Americans (especially in rural areas and the West) in 2018 are still driving very large vehicles, but they are mostly electric battery-powered and get hundreds of miles to a single charge.
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So if you're thinking about getting into the electric battery business, now's the time to get started—you'll have a smart grid to look forward to soon enough.
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Synonyms
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A device that produces electricity to power machines and tools
A group of cells that make electricity by chemical reactions
A set of cells that make electricity when chemicals react
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Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'electric' (relating to electricity) modifies 'battery' (a device of electrochemical cells), so the phrase denotes a battery that is electrical. This adjectival modification pattern is common and cross-linguistically transparent, so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily infer the combined meaning (even if the combination can be slightly redundant).
Etymology
Electric battery comes from the older word battery, which meant a group working together, like a row of cannons. Picture many small cells lined up to give power together; that's why electric battery means 'a device that produces electricity'.