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cadmium cell

noun

Electricity.
  1. a cell with mercury and cadmium electrodes in a cadmium sulfate electrolyte, used to supply an accurate voltage for electronic measurements.

cadmium cell

noun

  1. a photocell with a cadmium electrode that is especially sensitive to ultraviolet radiation
  2. a former name for Weston standard cell
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Origin of cadmium cell1

First recorded in 1905–10

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