1. a storage battery having a nickel oxide cathode and an iron anode with an electrolyte of potassium hydroxide; each cell gives about 1.2 volts; [syn: nickel-iron battery, nickel-iron accumulator]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
nickel-iron accumulator
n 1: a storage battery having a nickel oxide cathode and an iron
anode with an electrolyte of potassium hydroxide; each cell
gives about 1.2 volts [syn: nickel-iron battery, nickel-
iron accumulator]