Actually, I'd slightly disagree with that. afaik, a (voltaic) cell is a single pair of electrodes - whether low power or a D type, supplying more than an Amp.

The term 'Battery' refers to a stack of Cells (in the same way that a 'Battery' of guns consists of a number of them ("two or more pieces of artillery in the field", in one dictionary).

The word 'battery' derives from 'bashing' or hitting (assault and battery). A number of guns will achieve this very nicely and I think the term then applied in that way (more effective way of bashing the enemy). Thence, a stack, or battery, of cells would provide more oomph than a single voltaic cell.

When I started teaching Science, about 20 years ago, everyone was really up themselves about making the distinction between the terms. Students who used the term 'battery' for an AA cell were treated as complete morons. It's cooled down a bit now and who would dream of asking for a 'box of AAA cells' in a shop, any more than asking for 50N of potatoes?



Myself, I couldn't giveadamn; I'm just responding to the question in a pseudo intellectual sort of way. :rofl:



Interestingly enough, we always talk of Photovoltaic / solar Cells not batteries - even when we use loads of them in series. Language marches on. . . . .