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battery
1[ bat-uh-ree ]
noun
- Also called galvanic battery, voltaic battery. Electricity. a combination of two or more cells electrically connected to work together to produce electric energy. cell ( def 7a ).
- 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.
- 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
/ băt′ə-rē /
- 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
A Closer Look
Example Sentences
Demand was low, driving range was limited and battery degradation was a concern.
After our success recycling metals from discarded computers, scientists are trying other types of e-waste, including electric batteries.
His team at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles turned to methanol because in a given mass, it packs over 10 times the energy as tiny batteries.
While lithium ion battery technology has seen dramatic price drops in recent years, most experts agree that they will remain too expensive for grid-scale storage.
Note how much quieter Spot is thanks to an onboard battery and electric motor.
Two weeks before trial, Beebe pleaded guilty to a single charge of aggravated sexual battery.
Karajah was charged with two felony counts of assault and battery.
Among them were some horrifying images of severe damage to nasal tissue caused by a child lodging a button battery in her nose.
His charges include pandering sexually oriented material involving a minor, rape, and sexual battery.
And a small battery hidden in the structure can store power, which can be used to keep highly efficient LEG bulbs lit at night.
The case was an assault and battery that came off between two men named Brown and Henderson.
Pat Malone, you are fined five dollars for assault and battery on Mike Sweeney.
To-day I have stood in the main battery which has fired a shot establishing, in its way, a record in the annals of destruction.
Tombs had two horses shot under him, and thirteen out of fifty men in his battery were killed or wounded.
An English battery came thundering down the road to take up a fresh position and assist in covering the retreat.
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