local action meaning

noun (law)
  A legal action that relates to a specific place and must be brought there

[Electronics]
Electrolysis between separate areas of a single electrode immersed in an electrolyte. The action is caused by impurities at different spots in the electrode metal, causing one spot to act as an anode and the other as a cathode, thereby creating a small battery cell.

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1. the local action rate is the ratio of voltage drop and the total voltage of cell
2. the phenomenon that the voltage of lithium cell declines after being placed for some time is called local action of cell
3. We are not here, however, to chaperone local action,
4. They have proved wonderful forums to educate people and mobilize local action.
5. He termed this " the principle of Local Action ":