It's used in german for any rechargeable battery, that's why it hasn't
gone away completely.
ST
On 9/30/07, Tony Smith <ajsmith@...> wrote:
> > > > Accus?
> > >
> > > I would guess at accumulators - as in lead-acid - batteries
> >
> > Gosh, do people still call them that?
> >
> > Tony
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> >
> > I have never heard that term before, you are referring to car
> > batteries?
> >
> > Jen
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> It's a very old term, certainly older than cars! I haven't heard it for
> years.
>
> It means anything that'll store a charge, such as lead-acid car batteries.
> Capacitors used to be called accumulators as well. I'm not sure when it
> died out, but it'd be rare to see it in post-WWII writings.
>
> I was surprised to see someone use it, next we'll be hearing about the
> aether (luminous or otherwise).
>
> Tony
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