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 1 a number of similar things occurring together: a battery of questions unlawful beating or wounding of a person or mere touching in a hostile or offensive manner
See also assault and batterya 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 the pitcher and the catcher considered together
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bat•ter•y /ˈbætəri/USA pronunciation
n., pl. -ter•ies.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- Electricity a device that produces electricity, made up of a combination of two or more connected electric cells:[countable]The car battery was dead.
- Military a group of guns or other weapons operated in one place:[countable]huge batteries of anti-aircraft guns.
- [countable] any group or series of similar things, esp. used for a common purpose: a battery of aptitude tests.
- Law. an unlawful attack upon another person, esp. by beating or wounding:[uncountable]accused of aggravated battery.
- Sport[countable] a baseball pitcher and catcher considered as a unit.
bat•ter•y
(bat′ə rē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ter•ies.
Bat•ter•y (bat′ə rē),USA pronunciation n.
- Electricity
- Also called galvanic battery, voltaic battery. 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.
- Militarya 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.
- Sport[Baseball.]the pitcher and catcher considered as a unit.
- Military[Navy.]
- (on a warship) a group of guns having the same caliber or used for the same purpose.
- the whole armament of a warship.
- Psychologya series of tests yielding a single total score, used for measuring aptitude, intelligence, personality, etc.
- the act of beating or battering.
- Lawan unlawful attack upon another person by beating or wounding, or by touching in an offensive manner.
- an instrument used in battering.
- Music and DanceAlso, batterie. 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.
- Middle French batterie, equivalent. to batt(re) to beat (see bate2) + -erie -ery
- 1525–35
Bat•ter•y (bat′ə rē),USA pronunciation n.
- Place Names The, a park at the S end of Manhattan, in New York City. Also called Bat′tery Park′.
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