Definition of lead acid battery in English English dictionary
An electricity producing system of lead plates and dilute sulphuric acid; used as a starter battery and as a traction battery in electric vehicles or as a source for lights because they are rechargable, inexpensive, and durable
a battery with lead electrodes with dilute sulphuric acid as the electrolyte; each cell generates about 2 volts
a cell in an ordinary storage battery, in which electrodes are grids of lead containing an active material consisting of certain lead oxides that change composition during charging and discharging The electrodes are plates that are immersed in an electrolyte of diluted sulfuric acid