lithium-ion battery

English

Lithium-ion battery.

Alternative forms

• lithium ion battery

Noun

lithium-ion battery (plural lithium-ion batteries)

1. (electrochemistry, electronics) A form of rechargeable battery containing lithium compounds, but not elemental lithium, used in many consumer electronics devices.
   • 2019 October 23, Rail, pages 26–27:

     The new trams will join an existing 21-strong Urbos tram fleet in Birmingham. The latter were delivered in 2012, and last year were fitted with Greentech on-board energy storage using lithium-ion batteries to enable catenary-free running. The new trams will have similar equipment.

Coordinate terms

• lead-acid battery (LAB/PAB/PbAB)
• sodium-ion battery

Derived terms

• LIB (abbreviation)
• LIIB (abbreviation)
• LiIB (abbreviation)
• Li-ion (abbreviation)

Related terms

• sodium-ion battery (SIB/NIB/NaIB/NAIB)

Translations

type of rechargeable battery

• Finnish: litiumioniakku (fi)

See also

• lithium battery