What does battery mean?
Definitions for battery
ˈbæt ə ribat·tery
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Princeton's WordNet
battery(noun)
group of guns or missile launchers operated together at one place
battery, electric battery(noun)
a device that produces electricity; may have several primary or secondary cells arranged in parallel or series
battery(noun)
a collection of related things intended for use together
"took a battery of achievement tests"
battery(noun)
a unit composed of the pitcher and catcher
battery, stamp battery(noun)
a series of stamps operated in one mortar for crushing ores
barrage, barrage fire, battery, bombardment, shelling(noun)
the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target
"they laid down a barrage in front of the advancing troops"; "the shelling went on for hours without pausing"
battery, assault and battery(noun)
an assault in which the assailant makes physical contact
Wiktionary
battery(Noun)
A device that produces electricity by a chemical reaction between two substances.
Etymology: From batterie, from baterie, from batre, from battuo.
battery(Noun)
The crime or tort of intentionally striking another person.
Etymology: From batterie, from baterie, from batre, from battuo.
battery(Noun)
A coordinated group of artillery.
Etymology: From batterie, from baterie, from batre, from battuo.
battery(Noun)
An array of similar things.
Schoolchildren take a battery of standard tests to measure their progress.
Etymology: From batterie, from baterie, from batre, from battuo.
battery(Noun)
A set of small cages where hens are kept for the purpose of farming their eggs.
Etymology: From batterie, from baterie, from batre, from battuo.
battery(Noun)
The catcher and the pitcher together
Etymology: From batterie, from baterie, from batre, from battuo.
battery(Noun)
Two or more major pieces on the same rank, file, or diagonal
Etymology: From batterie, from baterie, from batre, from battuo.
Webster Dictionary
Battery(verb)
the act of battering or beating
Battery(verb)
the unlawful beating of another. It includes every willful, angry and violent, or negligent touching of another's person or clothes, or anything attached to his person or held by him
Battery(verb)
any place where cannon or mortars are mounted, for attack or defense
Battery(verb)
two or more pieces of artillery in the field
Battery(verb)
a company or division of artillery, including the gunners, guns, horses, and all equipments. In the United States, a battery of flying artillery consists usually of six guns
Battery(verb)
a number of coated jars (Leyden jars) so connected that they may be charged and discharged simultaneously
Battery(verb)
an apparatus for generating voltaic electricity
Battery(verb)
a number of similar machines or devices in position; an apparatus consisting of a set of similar parts; as, a battery of boilers, of retorts, condensers, etc
Battery(verb)
a series of stamps operated by one motive power, for crushing ores containing the precious metals
Battery(verb)
the box in which the stamps for crushing ore play up and down
Battery(verb)
the pitcher and catcher together
Freebase
Battery
In electricity, a battery is a device consisting of one or more electrochemical cells that convert stored chemical energy into electrical energy. Since the invention of the first battery in 1800 by Alessandro Volta and especially since the technically improved Daniell cell in 1836, batteries have become a common power source for many household and industrial applications. According to a 2005 estimate, the worldwide battery industry generates US$48 billion in sales each year, with 6% annual growth. There are two types of batteries: primary batteries, which are designed to be used once and discarded, and secondary batteries, which are designed to be recharged and used multiple times. Batteries come in many sizes, from miniature cells used to power hearing aids and wristwatches to battery banks the size of rooms that provide standby power for telephone exchanges and computer data centers.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Battery
bat′ėr-i, n. (Shak.) a wound: a number of cannon with their equipment: the place on which cannon are mounted: the men and horses attending one battery, constituting the unit in the artillery: an instrument used in electric and galvanic experiments: (law) an assault by beating or wounding: apparatus for preparing or serving meals.—Cross batteries, two batteries commanding the same spot from different directions; Floating battery (see Float); Masked battery, a battery in action out of the enemy's view; To change one's battery, to alter the direction of attacking.
The Standard Electrical Dictionary
Battery
A combination of parts or elements for the production of electrical action. The term is principally applied to voltaic batteries, but there are also magnetic batteries, batteries of Leyden jars, and other combinations, described in their places, which come under this category. [Transcriber's note: A group of similar items such as questions, machines, parts, guns, or electric cells.]
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms
battery
1. Tactical and administrative artillery unit or subunit corresponding to a company or similar unit in other branches of the Army. 2. All guns, torpedo tubes, searchlights, or missile launchers of the same size or caliber or used for the same purpose, either installed in one ship or otherwise operating as an entity.
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
battery
A place whereon cannon, mortars, &c., are or may be mounted for action. It generally has a parapet for the protection of the gunners, and other defences and conveniences according to its importance and objects. (See also FLOATING BATTERY.) Also, a company of artillery. In field-artillery it includes men, guns (usually six in the British service), horses, carriages, &c., complete for service.
Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
battery
A battery consists of two or more pieces of artillery in the field. The term battery also implies the implacement of ordnance destined to act offensively or defensively. It also refers to the company charged with a certain number of pieces of ordnance. The ordnance constitutes the battery; men serve it; horses drag it, and epaulments may shelter it.
battery
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Rank popularity for the word 'battery' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2932
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Rank popularity for the word 'battery' in Nouns Frequency: #1804
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of battery in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of battery in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of battery in a Sentence
It's been estimated to be about one in 12 million. So that's quite favorable, there's a couple of caveats on that, though. As we see four to six to eight billion [ lithium-ion battery ] cells going out each year, that one in 12 million, that starts to get up there.
Me and my partner converged on the area and sure enough there he was on his little John Deere battery-poweredtractor.
It's basically a huge battery with some plane painted on it.
We think around 2020 (the EV market) will really begin to take off, seeing some of the battery companies' expansion plans has reinforced this view, and speaking with commodity trading houses, they have indicated the same thing.
It is also the first electric vehicle with an entirely environmentally stable and inert battery chemistry, there are no heavy metals or caustic materials used in the manufacturing of the BYD iron-phosphate battery.
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- بطاريةArabic
- батарея, побой, батерияBulgarian
- bateriaCatalan, Valencian
- baterie, baterka, sestava, fyzické napadeníCzech
- batteri, legemskrænkelseDanish
- Körperverletzung, tätlicher Angriff, Batterie, LegebatterieGerman
- πυροβολαρχία, μπαταρίαGreek
- piloEsperanto
- pila, batería, golpes, lesionesSpanish
- patareiEstonian
- باتریPersian
- paristo, patteri, pahoinpitely, akku, tykistöpatteriFinnish
- likamságangurFaroese
- batterie, coups et blessures, pileFrench
- bataraidhScottish Gaelic
- kishtey pooar, battreeManx
- בטריה, תקיפה, סוללה, סִדְרָה, גֻנְדָה, סוֹלְלָהHebrew
- आक्रमण, विद्युत कोषHindi
- akkumulátor, elemHungarian
- մարտկոց, ծեծArmenian
- rafhlaða, líkamsmeiðingar, batterí, rafgeymirIcelandic
- pilaItalian
- バッテリー, 殴打, 電池Japanese
- ბატარეა, აკუმულატორი, ტყეპა, ცემაGeorgian
- batteriKalaallisut, Greenlandic
- 전지, 배터리Korean
- батерија, акумулаторMacedonian
- bateriMalay
- legemsbeskadigelse, batteriNorwegian
- batterij, fysieke mishandeling, legbatterijDutch
- batteri, lekamskrenkingNorwegian Nynorsk
- chidí bijéíNavajo, Navaho
- bateriaPolish
- lesão corporal, série, bateria, pilhaPortuguese
- pilă electrică, baterieRomanian
- батарейка, аккумулятор, батареяRussian
- ба̀те̄рија, bàtērijaSerbo-Croatian
- bateríjaSlovene
- misshandel, vållande av kroppsskada, batteriSwedish
- betriSwahili
- แบตเตอรี่Thai
- pil, akü, follukTurkish
- pinVietnamese
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