battery
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[ noun ] (physics,electricity) a device that produces electricity; may have several primary or secondary cells arranged in parallel or series
Synonyms Used in print (Walter H. Buchsbaum, "Advances in Medical Electronics"...)This original capsule contained a battery and a transistor oscillator and was about 1 cm. in diameter . Battery life limited the use of this `` pill '' to about 8 to 30 hours maximum . (Bern Dibner, "Oerstad and the Discovery of Electro...)As everybody is curious to see the battery of glass tubes I have invented , I have had quite a small one made here of four glass tubes ( in Copenhagen I used 30 ) and intend to carry it with me '' . In February 1801 , Oersted did manage to experiment with physical apparatus and reported experiments made with a voltaic_battery of 600 plates of zinc and silver and of later experiments with a battery of 60 plates of zinc and lead . (The Family Fallout Shelter. Office of Civil and Defence...)Continuous low-level lighting may be provided in the shelter by_means_of a 4 - cell hot-shot battery to which is wired a 150 - milliampere flashlight type bulb . |
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[ noun ] a collection of related things intended for use together
Examples : "took a battery of achievement tests" Used in print (Jesse W. Grimes and Wesley Allinsmith, "Compuls...)The Stanford_Achievement_Test , Form_J , was administered by classroom teachers , consisting_of a battery of six sub_tests : Paragraph Meaning , Word Meaning , Spelling , Language , Arithmetic Computation , and Arithmetic Reasoning . The battery median grade equivalent was used in data analysis in this study . Related terms |
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[ noun ] (work,business) a series of stamps operated in one mortar for crushing ores
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[ noun ] (military) the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target
Synonyms Examples "they laid down a barrage in front of the advancing troops" "the shelling went on for hours without pausing" |
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[ noun ] (baseball) a unit composed of the pitcher and catcher
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[ noun ] (law,criminal law) an assault in which the assailant makes physical contact
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