Definition of battery
Nouns
group of guns or missile launchers operated together at one place
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artillery, artillery unit
an army unit that uses big guns
a device that produces electricity; may have several primary or secondary cells arranged in parallel or series
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- electric battery
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A battery
the battery used to heat the filaments of a vacuum tube
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B battery
battery for supplying a constant positive voltage to the plate of a vacuum tube
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C battery
battery used to maintain the grid potential in a vacuum tube
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galvanic battery, voltaic battery
battery consisting of a number of voltaic cells arranged in series or parallel
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dry battery
a voltaic battery consisting of two or more dry cells
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accumulator, storage battery
a voltaic battery that stores electric charge
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galvanic pile, pile, voltaic pile
battery consisting of voltaic cells arranged in series; the earliest electric battery devised by Volta
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electrical device
a device that produces or is powered by electricity
a collection of related things intended for use together
"took a battery of achievement tests"
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accumulation, aggregation, assemblage, collection
several things grouped together or considered as a whole
a unit composed of the pitcher and catcher
a series of stamps operated in one mortar for crushing ores
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- stamp battery
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stamp mill, stamping mill
a mill in which ore is crushed with stamps
the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target
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- barrage, barrage fire, bombardment, shelling
an assault in which the assailant makes physical contact
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- assault and battery
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resisting arrest
physical efforts to oppose a lawful arrest; the resistance is classified as assault and battery upon the person of the police officer attempting to make the arrest
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assault
a threatened or attempted physical attack by someone who appears to be able to cause bodily harm if not stopped
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