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battery
1[bat-uh-ree]
noun
plural
batteriesAlso called galvanic battery, voltaic battery. Electricity., a combination of two or more cells electrically connected to work together to produce electric energy.
any large group or series of related things.
a battery of questions.
Military.
two or more pieces of artillery used for combined action.
a tactical unit of artillery, usually consisting of six guns together with the artillerymen, equipment, etc., required to operate them.
a parapet or fortification equipped with artillery.
a group or series of similar articles, machines, parts, etc.
Baseball., the pitcher and catcher considered as a unit.
Navy.
(on a warship) a group of guns having the same caliber or used for the same purpose.
the whole armament of a warship.
Psychology., a series of tests yielding a single total score, used for measuring aptitude, intelligence, personality, etc.
the act of beating or battering.
Law., an unlawful attack upon another person by beating or wounding, or by touching in an offensive manner.
an instrument used in battering.
Music., Also the instruments comprising the percussion section of an orchestra.
any imposing group of persons or things acting or directed in unison.
a battery of experts.
Battery
2[bat-uh-ree]
noun
The Battery, a park at the south end of Manhattan, in New York City.
battery
/ ˈbætərɪ /
noun
two or more primary cells connected together, usually in series, to provide a source of electric current
short for dry battery
another name for accumulator
a number of similar things occurring together
a battery of questions
criminal law unlawful beating or wounding of a person or mere touching in a hostile or offensive manner See also assault and battery
a fortified structure on which artillery is mounted
a group of guns, missile launchers, searchlights, or torpedo tubes of similar type or size operated as a single entity
a small tactical unit of artillery usually consisting of two or more troops, each of two, three or four guns
a large group of cages for intensive rearing of poultry
( as modifier )
battery hens
psychol a series of tests
chess two pieces of the same colour placed so that one can unmask an attack by the other by moving
the percussion section in an orchestra
baseball the pitcher and the catcher considered together
battery
A device containing an electric cell or a series of electric cells storing energy that can be converted into electrical power (usually in the form of direct current). Common household batteries, such as those used in a flashlight, are usually made of dry cells (the chemicals producing the current are made into a paste). In other batteries, such as car batteries, these chemicals are in liquid form.
battery
A device that produces an electric current (see also current) by harnessing the chemical reactions that take place within its cells.
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of battery1
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Example Sentences
Arguably the most significant development in efforts to curb climate change -- the vertiginous cost reductions of solar and wind power, batteries and electric vehicles -- was seeded long before Paris.
More set up shop in recent years to refine lithium for electric-vehicle batteries and crank out plastic pellets.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents raided a part of the complex where workers were building an EV battery factory.
Russia has intensified its drone attacks ahead of winter, when the batteries on the drones will be colder and not as effective.
The latest tensions kicked off Thursday, when China unveiled new export controls that would require government approval for overseas sales of many products containing rare earths and for some lithium-ion batteries.
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