fuel cell

fu·el cell

F f

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [fyoo-uh l sel]
- /ˈfyu əl sɛl/
- /ˈfjuːəl sel/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [fyoo-uh l sel]
- /ˈfyu əl sɛl/

Definitions of fuel cell words

noun fuel cell a device that produces a continuous electric current directly from the oxidation of a fuel, as that of hydrogen by oxygen. 1
countable noun fuel cell A fuel cell is a device, similar to a battery, that converts chemicals into electricity. 0
noun fuel cell a cell in which the energy produced by oxidation of a fuel is converted directly into electrical energy 0
noun fuel cell an electrochemical generator that produces direct current from a chemical reaction, as from combining oxygen and hydrogen 0
noun fuel cell A fuel cell is a device, similar to a battery, that converts chemicals into electricity. 0
noun fuel cell A fuel cell is a device in which electrochemical reactions produce energy. 0

See all 6 definitions of fuel cell

Information block about the term

Origin of fuel cell

First appearance:

before 1920

One of the 12% newest English words

First recorded in 1920-25

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Fuel cell

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Fuel cell

fuel cell popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 64% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

fuel cell usage trend in Literature

This diagram is provided by Google Ngram Viewer