vented battery

vented battery

[′ven·təd ′bad·ə·rē]
(electricity)
A nickel-cadmium or other battery which lacks provisions for recombination of gases produced during normal operation, so that these gases must be vented to the atmosphere to avoid rupture of the cell case.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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