B battery

American  

noun

Electronics.

1. an electric battery for supplying a constant, positive voltage to the plate of a vacuum tube.

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Etymology

Origin of B battery

First recorded in 1920–25

Example Sentences

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B battery

This battery will give a greater life than either the "H", "C" or "B" battery with the same plate area.

From The Automobile Storage Battery Its Care And Repair by Otto A. Witte

System of inducing Electromotive Force in an Aerial, A. B, battery; K, key; I, induction coil; S, spark gap; C, Leyden jar; E, earth plate; ps, oscillation transformer.

From Hertzian Wave Wireless Telegraphy by John Ambrose Fleming

Don't let your B battery get damp and don't let it freeze.

From The Radio Amateur's Hand Book by A. Frederick (Archie Frederick) Collins

B, battery; I, induction coil; K, key; S, spark-gap; L, inductance coil; C, condenser; A, aerial.

From Hertzian Wave Wireless Telegraphy by John Ambrose Fleming

I, induction coil; M, multiplier; B, battery; A, aerial; F, filings tube; R, relay; E, earth plate; C, condenser.

From Hertzian Wave Wireless Telegraphy by John Ambrose Fleming