lithium-ion battery
nounDefinition of lithium-ion battery
: a rechargeable battery that uses lithium ions as the primary component of its electrolyte
Note: Lithium-ion batteries are common in portable electronic devices such as cell phones and laptop computers.
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But lithium-ion batteries definitely prefer a slow and steady input. — David Nield, WIRED, "How To Get the Most Out of Your Smartphone Battery," 25 Aug. 2019 The Kommersant newspaper reported that a lithium-ion battery may have sparked a fire on the vessel. — Will Englund, Washington Post, "Russia hold funerals for five nuclear workers who died in missile explosion," 12 Aug. 2019 The best lithium-ion batteries top out at 265 watt-hours per kilogram, which is nowhere near enough get an airliner across the Pacific. — Umair Irfan, Vox, "Air travel is a huge contributor to climate change. A new global movement wants you to be ashamed to fly.," 1 Aug. 2019 But as efficiency and reliability have improved, and manufacturing costs have tumbled, lithium-ion batteries have surged. — Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, "Utility-Scale Energy Storage Will Enable a Renewable Grid," 1 July 2019 This is far from the first time faulty lithium-ion batteries have led to recalls. — Samuel Axon, Ars Technica, "Apple introduces a recall program for some MacBook Pro laptops with faulty batteries," 20 June 2019 This fuselage is packed with rechargeable lithium-ion batteries that not only turn the two mighty rotors, but also provide heat to protect the copter’s electronics when nighttime temperatures dip to minus 130 degrees Fahrenheit. — Jonathon Keats, Discover Magazine, "The Origins of Flight, From Birds to Bugs to Planes," 21 June 2019 In this case, the front wheels are going to be driven by a 181hp (135kW), 199lb-ft (270Nm) electric motor, powered by a 32.6kWh lithium-ion battery pack. — Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, "The electric Mini is going into production; deliveries start early 2020," 9 July 2019 The root of the problem: volatile lithium-ion batteries sealed inside our favorite electronics from Apple, Samsung, Microsoft and more. — Anchorage Daily News, "The explosive problem with recycling iPads, iPhones and other gadgets: They catch fire.," 12 Sep. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'lithium-ion battery.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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