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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CLARK CELL

Named after Hosiah Clark (died 1898), English scientist.
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PRONUNCIATION OF CLARK CELL

Clark cell  [klɑːk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CLARK CELL

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Clark cell is a noun.
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WHAT DOES CLARK CELL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Clark cell

The Clark cell, invented by English engineer Josiah Latimer Clark in 1873, is a wet-chemical cell that produces a highly stable voltage. In 1893, the output of the Clark cell at 15 C was defined by the International Electrical Congress as 1.434 volts, and this definition became law in the United States in 1894. This definition was later supplanted by one based on the Weston cell.

Definition of Clark cell in the English dictionary

The definition of Clark cell in the dictionary is a cell having a mercury cathode surrounded by a paste of mercuric sulphate and a zinc anode in a saturated solution of zinc sulphate. Formerly used as a standard, its emf is 1.4345 volts.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CLARK CELL


antiplaque
ˌæntɪˈplɑːk
Clark
klɑːk
Clarke
klɑːk
clerk
klɑːk
lakh
lɑːk
lark
lɑːk
lat.
lɑːk
meadowlark
ˈmɛdəʊˌlɑːk
mudlark
ˈmʌdˌlɑːk
skylark
ˈskaɪˌlɑːk
talak
tæˈlɑːk
talaq
tæˈlɑːk
Vlach
vlɑːk
woodlark
ˈwʊdˌlɑːk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CLARK CELL

Clark
Clarke
clarkia
Clarkson

WORDS THAT END LIKE CLARK CELL

blood cell
cell
death cell
dry cell
egg cell
electrolytic cell
fuel cell
germ cell
jail cell
mast cell
padded cell
primary cell
red blood cell
secondary cell
solar cell
somatic cell
standard cell
stem cell
unit cell
wet cell
white blood cell

Synonyms and antonyms of Clark cell in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Clark cell» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CLARK CELL

Find out the translation of Clark cell to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Clark cell from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Clark cell» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

克拉克细胞
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

celular Clark
570 millions of speakers

English

Clark cell
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

क्लार्क सेल
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

خلية كلارك
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Кларк клеток
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Clark celular
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ক্লার্ক ঘর
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

cellule Clark
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sel Clark
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Clark Zelle
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

クラーク電池
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

클락 셀
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Clark cell
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

Clark di động
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கிளார்க் செல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

क्लार्क सेल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Clark hücresi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

cella Clark
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

komórek Clark
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Кларк клітин
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

celulă Clark
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

κυττάρων Clark
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

Clark sel
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Clark -cell
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

Clark celle
5 millions of speakers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CLARK CELL»

The term «Clark cell» is barely ever used and occupies the 194.144 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CLARK CELL» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Clark cell

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CLARK CELL»

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Noninvasive Instrumentation and Measurement in Medical Diagnosis
Four electrons flow for every diatomic oxygen molecule reacted; thus, the Clark cell current at a given temperature is given by: Ic = Ib + Kc P02 7.5 By U.S. convention, in metal wires, current flows in the opposite direction to electrons. The Clark ...
Robert B. Northrop, 2001
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Electronic Inventions and Discoveries: Electronics from its ...
Paris vol 83, p 54 (1876)) 1 870 BATTERY (Standard Clark Cell) L Clark (UK) In about 1870 Latimer Clark, an English engineer and electrician, introduced a new kind of voltaic cell consisting of a positive electrode of mercury covered with a ...
G.W.A Drummer, 1997
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The Electro-Chemist and Metallurgist
But the cell was at a temperature of 18° in the first trial and 17° in the second. The formula now used for temperature corrections of the Clark cell at the Reichsanstalt ' is E,=E,_.,—o'00119(t—15)—o'ooooo7 (1—15)'. This formula gives for the ...
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Precision Measurement and Calibration: Electricity: low ...
87-12 4. The Clark Cell sj^j (f ) Figure 8. V. behavior was evident from comparing new cells with old ones. The cell reaction is Zn(s) + CuSCMaq) -» ZnS04(aq) + Cu(s). (4) The Daniell cell has an emf-temperature coefficient of about +34 ...
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Electricity--low Frequency
F. L. Hermach, R. F. Dziuba. 87-12 4. The Clark Cell Hg A-52? FIGURE 8. Various forms. behavior was evident from comparing new cells with old ones. The cell reaction is Zn(s) + CuS04(aq) -> ZnS04(aq) + Cu(s). (4) The Daniell cell has an ...
F. L. Hermach, R. F. Dziuba, 1968
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Handbook for Electrical Engineers: A Reference Book for ...
Electromotive Force of Clark cell. — Fi8- 1 Kahle's H-form of The ejn.f. of the Clark cell, as determined Clark Cell at the time of the adoption of the international units (see Units, Practical HalricjTt. was given as 1.434 volts at 15° C. Subsequent ...
Harold Pender, William Arthur Del Mar, 1922
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Encyclopedia of World Scientists
Clark, Josiah Latimer ( 822– 898) English Chemist, Electrical and Civil Engineer Josiah Latimer Clark contributed to the advancement of science in diverse ways: He invented the Clark cell; he innovated the pneumatic transfer system; and he ...
Elizabeth H. Oakes, 2007
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Electrical Review: An Illustrated Weekly Journal of ...
2. Here a series of taps is brought out from the resistance, AB, to contact studs, over which a switch contact, G, sweeps. Each of the studs is marked with the temperature of the Clark cell to which it corresponds, hence, in making measurements, ...
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Minutes of Meeting
This large temperature coefficient, amounting to nearly 0.1 per cent. per degree, is not the only disadvantage under which the Clark cell labors. It has been found also that changes in the E. M. F. of the cell do not instantly follow changes in its ...
Association of Edison Illuminating Companies, 1903
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Physical Chemistry: Understanding our Chemical World
Weston's cell was much less temperature sensitive than the previous standard, the Clark cell. We recall how the value of G changes with temperature according to Equation (4.38). In a similar way, the value of G (cell) for a cell relates to the ...
Paul M. S. Monk, 2008

3 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CLARK CELL»

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In-Situ Inc. Announces New OEM Agreement With Onset
... and President of In-Situ Inc. ”This superior optical DO technology will essentially render the membrane-based Clark cell electrode obsolete.”. «Water Online, May 12»
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BIOPROCESS MONITORING: Photonics takes a new look at …
... potentiometrically—the underlying principle resembles a battery—while dissolved oxygen or polarographic sensors are based on a Clark cell ... «Laser Focus world, Aug 11»
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New Oxygen Analyzer Eclipses Conventional O2 Measurements in …
The difference comes from the elimination of constant maintenance and replacement parts for Galvanic cell or Clark cell units. In addition, the ... «PR Web, Feb 10»

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