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   battery

   /ˈbat(ə)ri/

   noun

   • 1. a container consisting of one or more cells, in which chemical energy is converted into electricity and used as a source of power: "a camera battery" Similar cellaccumulatorpower unit
   • 2. a fortified emplacement for heavy guns: "anti-aircraft missile batteries"
   • ▪ an artillery subunit of guns, men, and vehicles. Similar gun emplacementartillery unitartillerycannonryordnanceheavy weaponsheavy weaponrygunscannons
   • 3. a set of similar units of equipment, typically when connected together: "a battery of equipment to monitor blood pressure" Similar arraysetbankgrouprowlineline-upraftcollectionassortment
   • ▪ an extensive series, sequence, or range of things: "children are given a battery of tests" Similar seriessequencerangesetcyclechainstringprogressionsuccession
   • 4. a series of small cages for the intensive rearing of farm animals, especially calves and poultry: British "battery farming"
   • 5. the infliction of unlawful personal violence on another person, even where the contact does no physical harm: "any act which puts a person in immediate and reasonable fear of battery" Similar violenceassaultmuggingbeatingstrikingthumpingthrashingbashinggrievous bodily harmactual bodily harmGBHABH
   • 6. the pitcher and the catcher.

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French baterie, from battre ‘to strike’, from Latin battuere. The original sense was ‘metal articles wrought by hammering’, later ‘a number of pieces of artillery used together’, whence ‘a number of Leyden jars connected up so as to discharge simultaneously’ (mid 18th century), giving rise to battery (sense 1).

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › batteryBattery Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of BATTERY is the act of beating someone or something with successive blows : the act of battering. How to use battery in a sentence.

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   BATTERY definition: 1. a device that produces electricity to provide power for electronic devices, cars, etc.: 2. a…. Learn more.

4. byjus.com › chemistry › battery-definitionBattery Definition - What is a Battery? (with Examples and FAQs)...

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   What is a Battery? A battery can be defined as an electrochemical device (consisting of one or more electrochemical cells) which can be charged with an electric current and discharged whenever required. Batteries are usually devices that are made up of multiple electrochemical cells that are connected

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishBATTERY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   Batteries are small devices that provide the power for electrical items such as torches and children's toys. The shavers come complete with batteries. ...a battery-operated radio. ...rechargeable batteries. Synonyms: power unit More Synonyms of battery. 2.countable noun A2.

6. www.britannica.com › technology › battery-electronicsBattery | Composition, Types, & Uses | Britannica

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   Sep 20, 2024 · Battery, in electricity and electrochemistry, any of a class of devices that convert chemical energy directly into electrical energy. Although the term battery, in strict usage, designates an assembly of two or more galvanic cells capable of such energy conversion, it is commonly applied to a

7. www.thefreedictionary.com › batteryBattery - definition of battery by The Free Dictionary

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   1. Electricity A device containing an electric cell or a series of electric cells storing chemical energy that can be converted into electrical energy, usually in the form of direct current. 2. a. The act of beating or pounding. b.

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   Battery definition: a combination of two or more cells electrically connected to work together to produce electric energy. . See examples of BATTERY used in a sentence.

9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › batterybattery noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   Definition of battery noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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    battery. noun. /ˈbæt̮əri/ (pl. batteries) enlarge image. [countable] a device that is placed inside a car engine, clock, radio, etc. and that produces the electricity that makes it work to change the batteries a rechargeable battery battery-powered/-operated a car battery The battery is dead (= it is no longer producing electricity). Join us.

11. learn.sparkfun.com › tutorials › what-is-a-batteryWhat is a Battery? - SparkFun Learn

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    Batteries are a collection of one or more cells whose chemical reactions create a flow of electrons in a circuit. All batteries are made up of three basic components: an anode (the '-' side), a cathode (the '+' side), and some kind of electrolyte (a substance that chemically reacts with the anode and cathode).