Pile

{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-004308",
  "term": "Pile",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "An early form of electric battery, also known as a voltaic pile, constructed from alternating layers of two dissimilar metals and electrolyte-soaked separators. This arrangement generates an electric current through electrochemical reactions between the metals and the electrolyte. The voltage produced by a single pile is the sum of the voltages from each individual cell.",
  "subject": "Industrial chemistry",
  "see_also": [
    "thermopile"
  ],
  "references": [
    "pile - definition and meaning (Wordnik)"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "de": "Batterie",
    "es": "pila",
    "fr": "pile"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/pile/"
}