Zamboni pile

noun

An early electric battery constructed from discs of silver foil, zinc foil, and paper.

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Meanings

nounZamboni pile (plural Zamboni piles)

plural Zamboni piles

  1. An early electric battery constructed from discs of silver foil, zinc foil, and paper.

Origin

After its inventor Giuseppe Zamboni.

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APA

Zamboni pile. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Zamboni%20pile

MLA

“Zamboni pile.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Zamboni%20pile. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Zamboni pile,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Zamboni%20pile.

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