air cell

Meanings

1. A terminal dilation of the bronchiole in lungs or similar organs where gas exchange occurs.
2. Spaces that contain air in the bones of the skull.
3. A prechamber in an indirect injection internal combustion engine.
4. An electrochemical cell that uses air as a terminal, such as the metal-air electrochemical cell.
5. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see air cell.

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