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| battery |
A battery is something that holds electricity. Flashlights, watches, and some toys have small batteries to make them work. Cars have larger batteries to help start their engines. |
| dead |
When we say a battery is dead, we mean that it has no electrical power in it. [1/9 definitions] |
| dry cell |
an electric battery cell in which the chemicals are stored as a paste that will not spill. |
| electrode |
a part of an electric or electronic device. An electrode allows electric current to enter or leave a device such as a battery. |
| pole2 |
either of the opposite ends of a magnet, or either of the charged ends of an electric battery. [1/2 definitions] |
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