Battery Meaning and Definition

Word: Battery

How to pronounce: ˈbætərɪ

Noun

Definitions:

1. A container consisting of one or more cells, in which chemical energy is converted into electricity and used as a source of power.

Example sentences: "Battery power"

2. A fortified emplacement for heavy guns.

Example sentences: "Anti-aircraft missile batteries"

3. A set of units of equipment, typically when connected together.

Example sentences: "A battery of equipment to monitor blood pressure"

4. The crime or tort of unconsented physical contact with another person, even where the contact is not violent but merely menacing or offensive.

Example sentences: "Any act which puts a person in immediate and reasonable fear of battery"

5. The pitcher and the catcher in a game, considered as a unit.

Example sentences: "I was all excited to report on the fact Philadelphia started an all-Independent Baseball battery yesterday for its Grapefruit League game against Cleveland in Winter Haven, FL."

Proper noun

Definitions:

1. A historic area at the southern end of Manhattan Island in New York City.

Synonyms:

storage battery

accumulator battery

accumulator unit

charger

accumulator

secondary generator

storage cell

radiator

secondary battery

bank

package

block

cluster

Derivations:

batter

battering

battered

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Battery in Other Languages...

Spanish: Batería

German: Batterie

French: Batterie

Italian: Batteria

Turkish: Pil