CAR BATTERY
Dictionary entry overview: What does car battery mean? • CAR BATTERY (noun)
The noun CAR BATTERY has 1 sense:
1. a lead-acid storage battery in a motor vehicle; usually a 12-volt battery of six cells; the heart of the car's electrical system
Familiarity information: CAR BATTERY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• CAR BATTERY (noun)
Meaning:
A lead-acid storage battery in a motor vehicle; usually a 12-volt battery of six cells; the heart of the car's electrical system
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
automobile battery; car battery
Hypernyms ("car battery" is a kind of...):
lead-acid accumulator; lead-acid battery (a battery with lead electrodes with dilute sulphuric acid as the electrolyte; each cell generates about 2 volts)
Holonyms ("car battery" is a part of...):
electrical system (equipment in a motor vehicle that provides electricity to start the engine and ignite the fuel and operate the lights and windshield wiper and heater and air conditioner and radio)
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