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1. battery
noun. ['ˈbætɝi'] group of guns or missile launchers operated together at one place.
Synonyms
Etymology
- batterie (Middle French (ca. 1400-1600))
- baterie (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
Rhymes with Battery
- slattery
- flattery
- patrie
- hattery
How do you pronounce battery?
Pronounce battery as ˈbætəri.
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Sentences with battery
1. Noun, singular or mass
When the battery is in place, turn the watch over to make sure the second hand is moving.
2. Adverb
In the modern age, many undercabinet lighting fixtures can be battery powered if you like.
Quotes about battery
1. Life has evolved to thrive in environments that are extreme only by our limited human standards: in the boiling battery acid of Yellowstone hot springs, in the cracks of permanent ice sheets, in the cooling waters of nuclear reactors, miles beneath the Earth's crust, in pure salt crystals, and inside the rocks of the dry valleys of Antarctica.
- Jill Tarter
3. battery-powered
adjective. powered by one or more electric batteries.
4. battery
noun. ['ˈbætɝi'] a device that produces electricity; may have several primary or secondary cells arranged in parallel or series.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- batterie (Middle French (ca. 1400-1600))
- baterie (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
5. battery
noun. ['ˈbætɝi'] a collection of related things intended for use together.
Etymology
- batterie (Middle French (ca. 1400-1600))
- baterie (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
6. battery
noun. ['ˈbætɝi'] a series of stamps operated in one mortar for crushing ores.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- batterie (Middle French (ca. 1400-1600))
- baterie (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
7. battery
noun. ['ˈbætɝi'] a unit composed of the pitcher and catcher.
Synonyms
Etymology
- batterie (Middle French (ca. 1400-1600))
- baterie (Old French (842-ca. 1400))