Battery

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈbætəɹi/, /ˈbætɹi/

Origin

From Middle French batterie, from Old French baterie ("action of beating"), from batre ("battre"), from Latin battuō ("beat").

Noun

1. A device that produces electricity by a chemical reaction between two substances (Battery (electricity)).
• 2006, w, Internal Combustion Chapter 1, But electric vehicles and the batteries that made them run became ensnared in corporate scandals, fraud, and monopolistic corruption that shook the confidence of the nation and inspired automotive upstarts.
2. (legal) The crime or tort of intentionally striking another person.
3. A coordinated group of artillery.
4. An array of similar things.Schoolchildren take a battery of standard tests to measure their progress.
5. A set of small cages where hens are kept for the purpose of farming their eggs.
6. (baseball) The catcher and the pitcher together
7. (chess) Two or more major pieces on the same rank, file, or diagonal
8. The state of a firearm when it is possible to be fired.

Derived terms

• assault and battery
• battery-backed
• battery hen
• battery power