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- Japanese · calque ofリチウムイオン電池
- English todaylithium-ion battery
Calque of Japanese リチウムイオン電池 (richiumu ion denchi). Lithium-ion batteries were first commercially produced and marketed in Japan.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
lithium-ion battery
Today it means: A form of rechargeable battery containing lithium compounds, but not elemental lithium, used in many consumer electronics devices. Full definition →
Japanese リチウムイオン電池