Phrase guide

fuel cell

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • UK: /ˈfjuː(ə)l sɛl/

1

noun

Meaning 1

An electrochemical device in which the intrinsic chemical free energy of fuel and oxidant is catalytically converted to direct current energy.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: business, energy, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics

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2

noun

Meaning 2

Synonym of fuel tank: A fuel storage tank.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: business, energy, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: fuel tank

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

Synonym of fuel tank: A fuel storage tank.

A fuel tank with a flexible inner liner to reduce the risk of puncture.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: business, energy, hobbies, lifestyle, motor-racing, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics, racing, sports

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4

noun

Meaning 4

cell that produces electricity by oxidation of fuel (hydrogen and oxygen or zinc and air); often used in electric cars

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: cell, electric cell

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Danish: brændselscelle — electrochemical device
  • Dutch: brandstofcel — electrochemical device
  • Finnish: polttokenno — electrochemical device
  • German: Brennstoffzelle — electrochemical device
  • Hungarian: üzemanyagcella — electrochemical device
  • Japanese: 燃料電池 (nenryō denchi) — electrochemical device
  • Korean: 연료전지 (yeollyojeonji) — electrochemical device
  • Norwegian Bokmål: brenselcelle — electrochemical device
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: brenselcelle — electrochemical device
  • Polish: ogniwo paliwowe — electrochemical device
  • Russian: то́пливный элемент (tóplivnyj element) — electrochemical device
  • Slovak: palivový článok — electrochemical device
  • Spanish: pila de combustible — electrochemical device
  • Spanish: célula de combustible — electrochemical device
  • Swedish: bränslecell — electrochemical device
  • Turkish: yakıt hücresi — electrochemical device
  • Ukrainian: па́ливний елеме́нт (pályvnyj elemént) — electrochemical device