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coin cell

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A small battery having the form of a squat cylinder.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: button cell, watch battery

Antonyms: none provided

History

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Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 鈕扣電池 /钮扣电池 (niǔkòu diànchí) — a small battery having the form of a squat cylinder
  • Dutch: knoopcel — a small battery having the form of a squat cylinder
  • Dutch: knoopcelbatterij — a small battery having the form of a squat cylinder
  • Finnish: nappiparisto — a small battery having the form of a squat cylinder
  • French: pile bouton — a small battery having the form of a squat cylinder
  • German: Knopfzelle — a small battery having the form of a squat cylinder
  • Hungarian: gombelem — a small battery having the form of a squat cylinder
  • Polish: bateria guzikowa — a small battery having the form of a squat cylinder
  • Polish: ogniwo guzikowe — a small battery having the form of a squat cylinder
  • Russian: табле́тка (tablétka) — a small battery having the form of a squat cylinder
  • Swedish: knappbatteri — a small battery having the form of a squat cylinder
  • Vietnamese: pin xu — a small battery having the form of a squat cylinder
  • Vietnamese: pin đồng xu — a small battery having the form of a squat cylinder