Batteries are small devices that provide the power for electrical items such as torches and children's toys.
The shavers come complete with batteries.
...a battery-operated radio.
...rechargeable batteries.
Synonyms: power unit More Synonyms of battery
2. countable noun
A car battery is a rectangular box containing acid that is found in a car engine. It provides the electricity needed to start the car.
...a car with a flat battery.
3. countable noun
A batteryof equipment such as guns, lights, or computers is a large set of it kept together in one place.
They stopped beside a battery of abandoned guns. [+ of]
...batteries of spotlights set up on rooftops. [+ of]
Synonyms: artillery, ordnance, gunnery, gun emplacement More Synonyms of battery
4. countable noun
A batteryof people or things is a very large number of them.
...a battery of journalists and television cameras. [+ of]
5. countable noun [usually singular]
A batteryof tests is a set of tests that is used to assess a number of different aspects of something, such as your health.
We give a battery of tests to each patient. [+ of]
Synonyms: series, set, course, chain More Synonyms of battery
6. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
Battery farming is a system of breeding chickens and hens in which large numbers of them are kept in small cages, and used for their meat and eggs.
[British]
...battery hens being raised in dark, cramped conditions.
7. See also assault and battery
8. to recharge your batteries
More Synonyms of battery
battery in British English
(ˈbætərɪ)
nounWord forms: plural-teries
1.
a.
two or more primary cells connected together, usually in series, to provide a source of electric current
b. short for dry battery
2. another name for accumulator (sense 1)
3.
a number of similar things occurring together
a battery of questions
4. criminal law
unlawful beating or wounding of a person or mere touching in a hostile or offensive manner
See also assault and battery
5.
a fortified structure on which artillery is mounted
6.
a group of guns, missile launchers, searchlights, or torpedo tubes of similar type or size operated as a single entity
7.
a small tactical unit of artillery usually consisting of two or more troops, each of two, three, or four guns
8. mainly British
a.
a large group of cages for intensive rearing of poultry
b.
(as modifier)
battery hens
9. psychology
a series of tests
10. chess
two pieces of the same colour placed so that moving one can unmask an attack by the other
11.
the percussion section in an orchestra
12. baseball
the pitcher and the catcher considered together
Word origin
C16: from Old French batterie beating, from battre to beat, from Latin battuere
battery in American English
(ˈbætəri)
nounWord forms: pluralˈbatteries
1.
the act of battering, beating, or pounding
2.
machinery used in battering
3.
a group of similar things arranged, connected, or used together; set or series; array
a battery of microphones, a battery of school achievement tests
4. Chiefly British
a series of cages or other restrictive compartments used as to confine hens for intensive laying
often used attributively
5. US, Baseball
the pitcher and the catcher
6. Electricity
a.
a connected group of electrochemical cells that store electric charges and generate direct current
b.
a single cell of this type
c.
a similar nuclear, solar, or thermal device that stores and generates electrical energy
7. Law
any illegal beating or touching of another person, either directly or with an object
see also assault and battery
8. Military
a.
an emplacement for heavy guns or a fortification equipped with such guns
b.
a set of heavy guns, rockets, etc.
c.
the personnel who operate such guns: usually the basic unit of artillery, corresponding to an infantry company
9. US Navy
a group of guns of the same caliber or used for the same purpose on a warship
an antiaircraft battery
10. Music
the percussion instruments of an orchestra
Idioms:
in battery
the Battery
Word origin
Fr batterie < OFr battre: see batter1
battery in Automotive Engineering
(bætəri)
Word forms: (plural) batteries
noun
(Automotive engineering: Vehicle components, Lighting and electrical/electronic systems)
A car battery is a rectangular box containing acid that is found in a car engine. It provides theelectricity that is needed to start the car.
If you leave the lights on, you will run down the battery.
The solar cell will trickle-charge your car battery while the car is left standing for long periods.
He turned the key in the ignition, but the battery was dead.
flat battery, lead acid battery
Talking about the batteryIf you put electricity into a battery, you charge it or recharge it.If something uses all the electricity from a battery, it drains it.If you disconnect the battery, you stop it being connected to the electrical system.
A battery is a group of similar or identical fuel storage tanks.
In the tank battery, the oil volume is measured and tested before pumping the oil into the pipeline.
Prior to being sold to a pipeline company, the oil is stored in a group of tanksat a well site, known as a battery.
A battery is a group of similar or identical fuel storage tanks.
battery in Electrical Engineering
(bætəri)
Word forms: (plural) batteries
noun
(Electrical engineering: General)
A battery is a device for turning chemical energy into electrical energy, consisting of a number of primary or secondary cells arranged in series or parallel.
The battery cells are equipped with a filling port for distilled, demineralized water used totop up the free electrolyte.
Three rechargeable lead-acid batteries provide up to 15 hours of operation.
A battery is a device for turning chemical energy into electrical energy, consisting of a numberof primary or secondary cells arranged in series or parallel.
battery backup, lithium battery
Talking about the batteryIf you put electricity into a battery, you charge it or recharge it.If something uses all the electricity from a battery, it drains it.If you disconnect the battery, you stop it being connected to the electrical system.
COBUILD Collocations
battery
rechargeable battery
Examples of 'battery' in a sentence
battery
The wheel had pods that carried about ten large commercial bus batteries.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
The flat battery was added to another gantry for the normal charging operation.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
Your phone battery will go flat and you won't get anywhere with it.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
I have felt like a flat battery.
The Sun (2016)
Drivers could then pull into a battery replacement centre, have their nearly flat battery removed and a charged battery slotted in.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Because of those hexagonal bonnet vents that open to cool the Formula E race car batteries.
The Sun (2016)
Participants were given a battery of logic and memory tests.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Used in batteries to power electric cars.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Why do we press harder on a remote when we know the batteries are flat?
The Sun (2006)
The electricity from the battery was then used to power the lights in their home.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
It is already experimenting with battery hybrid road cars.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
How can we avoid problems with the batteries and electrical systems?
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
It also helps battery life as parts can be shut when not needed.
The Sun (2013)
The court was told that he was attacked with battery acid.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
The battery can last for up to a week of reading.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
The lenses would be powered by tiny rechargeable batteries.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The battery makes an electric current low through the copper wire.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
This means there is no danger of being caught with a flat battery.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
He recently swallowed four radio batteries to protest against his constant monitoring and prove it did not work.
The Sun (2010)
In the language we all speak that means the cars can go further before the batterygives out.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
So the battery can be smaller.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Can run on auxiliary battery pack.
Christianity Today (2000)
How does a battery store electricity?
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The lithium-ion batteries also take eight to ten hours to charge.
The Sun (2008)
Our current premier can suspend a car battery for 8.4 seconds.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
If lithium is already rare, how can vast numbers of batteries large enough to power cars be made?
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
During the afternoon he detected an Italian mountain artillery battery working its way up from the road to the pass.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The price of eggs has risen because of more humane - and expensive - battery farming.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
How many families could afford to put a chicken on the table on a Sunday if it wasn't for battery farming?
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Word lists with
battery
Criminal law terms
In other languages
battery
British English: battery /ˈbætərɪ/ NOUN
Batteries are the devices that you put in electrical items to provide the power that makes them work.
The shavers come complete with batteries.
American English: battery
Arabic: بَطَّارِيَّة
Brazilian Portuguese: bateria que fornece energia
Chinese: 电池
Croatian: baterija
Czech: baterie
Danish: batteri
Dutch: batterij
European Spanish: pila electricidad
Finnish: akku
French: batterie
German: Batterie
Greek: μπαταρία
Italian: batteria alimentazione
Japanese: 電池
Korean: 전지
Norwegian: batteri
Polish: bateria
European Portuguese: bateria que fornece energia
Romanian: baterie
Russian: батарея
Latin American Spanish: pila batería
Swedish: batteri elektronik
Thai: แบตเตอรี่
Turkish: pil
Ukrainian: батарейка
Vietnamese: pin
All related terms of 'battery'
A battery
the power source for the filaments of electron tubes in battery-operated equipment
B battery
the power source for the plate and screen-grid electrodes of electron tubes in battery-operated equipment
C battery
the power source for biasing the control-grid electrodes of electron tubes in battery-operated equipment
battery egg
an egg from a battery hen
battery hen
a hen kept in a battery
battery set
a set of batteries required for a particular purpose
dry battery
an electric battery consisting of two or more dry cells
in battery
in firing position after recovery from the recoil of a previous discharge
the Battery
a park in New York City, at the S tip of Manhattan : 21 acres
battery acid
acid used in batteries , esp car batteries
battery farm
a farm that uses batteries for raising poultry
battery fire
the firing of a battery of weapons
field battery
a small unit of usually four field guns
flat battery
A flat battery is a battery that does not have enough power to start a vehicle or provide lighting.
solar battery
a battery that contains interconnected solar cells
battery backup
A battery backup is a system in some power supplies that switches between a main power source and a battery.
battery charger
a device that can restore the charge to a battery , usually by means of electricity
battery farming
the activity of using batteries for raising poultry
battery-powered
→ another word for battery-operated
lithium battery
A lithium battery is a type of battery used for low-power, high-reliability, long-life applications, such as clocks , cameras and calculators .
storage battery
a battery of electrochemical cells ( secondary cells ) for generating electric current : the cells can be recharged by passing a current through them in the direction opposite to the discharging flow of current
voltaic battery
a battery composed of voltaic cells
battery-operated
powered, driven, or operated with batteries
dry-cell battery
a dry battery
lead acid battery
A lead acid battery is a 12- volt battery for passenger cars and light commercial vehicles consisting of lead-acid cells in series .
rechargeable battery
Batteries are small devices that provide the power for electrical items such as torches and children's toys .
assault and battery
Assault and battery is the crime of attacking someone and causing them physical harm .
Chinese translation of 'battery'
battery
(ˈbætərɪ)
n(c)
(for torch, radio etc) 电(電)池 (diànchí) (块(塊), kuài)
(in car) 电(電)瓶 (diànpíng) (个(個), gè)
[of tests]一连(連)串 (yīliánchuàn)
[of cameras, lights]电(電)池组(組) (diànchízǔ)
1 (noun)
Definition
two or more primary cells connected to provide a source of electric current
The shavers come complete with batteries.
Synonyms
power unit
2 (noun)
They stopped beside a battery of abandoned guns.
Synonyms
artillery
the sound of artillery fire
ordnance
a team clearing an area littered with unexploded ordnance
gunnery
gun emplacement
cannonry
3 (noun)
The film was nominated for a whole battery of awards.
Synonyms
range
The two men discussed a range of issues.
lot
We've just sacked one lot of builders.
collection
A collection of people of all ages assembled to pay their respects.
variety
a store selling a wide variety of goods
selection
It offers the widest selection of antiques.
array
the markets with their wonderful arrays of fruit and vegetables
assortment
an assortment of cheeses
gamut
I went through the whole gamut of emotions.
4 (noun)
Definition
a number of similar things occurring together
We give a battery of tests to each patient.
Synonyms
series
a series of explosions
set
Only she and Mr Cohen had complete sets of keys to the shop.
course
a series of naval battles which altered the course of history
chain
a horrific chain of events
string
The incident was the latest in a string of attacks.
sequence
the sequence of events that led to the murder
suite
We will run a suite of checks.
succession
He took a succession of jobs which have stood him in good stead.
5 (noun)
Definition
unlawful beating or wounding of a person
He has served three years for assault and battery.
Synonyms
beating
High in the stands there came the beating of a drum.
attack
a campaign of air attacks on strategic targets
assault
At the police station, I was charged with assault.
aggression
the threat of massive military aggression
onslaught
a military onslaught against the rebels
physical violence
Additional synonyms
in the sense of aggression
Definition
an unprovoked attack
the threat of massive military aggression
Synonyms
attack,
campaign,
injury,
assault,
offence,
raid,
invasion,
offensive,
onslaught,
foray,
encroachment
in the sense of array
Definition
an impressive display or collection
the markets with their wonderful arrays of fruit and vegetables
Synonyms
arrangement,
show,
order,
supply,
display,
collection,
exhibition,
line-up,
mixture,
parade,
formation,
presentation,
spectacle,
marshalling,
muster,
disposition (archaic)
in the sense of assault
Definition
a violent attack, either physical or verbal
At the police station, I was charged with assault.