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BATTERY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An assault in which the assailant makes physical contact
Synonyms:
assault and battery; battery
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("battery" is a kind of...):
assault (a threatened or attempted physical attack by someone who appears to be able to cause bodily harm if not stopped)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "battery"):
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)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target
Example:
the shelling went on for hours without pausing
Synonyms:
barrage; barrage fire; battery; bombardment; shelling
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("battery" is a kind of...):
fire; firing (the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A device that produces electricity; may have several primary or secondary cells arranged in parallel or series
Synonyms:
battery; electric battery
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("battery" is a kind of...):
electrical device (a device that produces or is powered by electricity)
Meronyms (parts of "battery"):
electrode (a conductor used to make electrical contact with some part of a circuit)
pole; terminal (a contact on an electrical device (such as a battery) at which electric current enters or leaves)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "battery"):
A battery (the battery used to heat the filaments of a vacuum tube)
B battery (battery for supplying a constant positive voltage to the plate of a vacuum tube)
C battery (battery used to maintain the grid potential in a vacuum tube)
galvanic battery; voltaic battery (battery consisting of a number of voltaic cells arranged in series or parallel)
galvanic pile; pile; voltaic pile (battery consisting of voltaic cells arranged in series; the earliest electric battery devised by Volta)
Sense 4
Meaning:
A series of stamps operated in one mortar for crushing ores
Synonyms:
battery; stamp battery
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("battery" is a kind of...):
stamp mill; stamping mill (a mill in which ore is crushed with stamps)
Meronyms (parts of "battery"):
pestle; stamp (machine consisting of a heavy bar that moves vertically for pounding or crushing ores)
Sense 5
Meaning:
A collection of related things intended for use together
Example:
took a battery of achievement tests
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("battery" is a kind of...):
accumulation; aggregation; assemblage; collection (several things grouped together or considered as a whole)
Meronyms (parts of "battery"):
artillery; gun; heavy weapon; ordnance (large but transportable armament)
Meronyms (members of "battery"):
sub-test (one of a battery of related tests)
Sense 6
Meaning:
A unit composed of the pitcher and catcher
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("battery" is a kind of...):
squad; team (a cooperative unit (especially in sports))
Holonyms ("battery" is a part of...):
baseball team (a team that plays baseball)
Sense 7
Meaning:
Group of guns or missile launchers operated together at one place
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("battery" is a kind of...):
artillery; artillery unit (an army unit that uses big guns)
Domain category:
armed forces; armed services; military; military machine; war machine (the military forces of a nation)
Context examples:
Metallic mercury is used in glass thermometers, silver dental fillings, and button batteries.
(Mercury, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry)
Our garbage can include such hazardous wastes as old batteries, bug spray cans and paint thinner.
(Hazardous Waste, Environmental Protection Agency)
Nickel hydroxide is used in nickel-cadmium batteries and as a catalyst in chemical reactions.
(Nickel Hydroxide, NCI Thesaurus)
Nickel sulfide is used in lithium batteries, as a catalyst in the petrochemical industry and is used in the manufacture of silicate-oxide nickel ores.
(Nickel Sulfide, NCI Thesaurus)
I have had to chase and capture his privateers, and to cut them out when they run under his batteries.
(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Failure to capture manifests as a high pacing threshold that results in either intermittent failure to capture at maximal programmed output or excessive battery drain leading to premature battery exhaustion.
(Failure of Cardiac Pacemaker to Capture, NCI Thesaurus)
The battery that supplies the device has reached the end of its life.
(End of Expected Battery Life, NCI Thesaurus/ACC)
Cobalt sulfate is used in the electrochemical industries, as a drier in paints and inks, as a coloring agent, in storage batteries and as a supplement for Vitamin B12 deficiency.
(Cobaltous Sulfate, NCI Thesaurus)
Device problems related to the energy storage system (e.g. the rechargeable battery, charging system, or capacitor) and includes problems such as premature power source depletion and battery explosions.
(Device Energy Storage System Problem Evaluation Result, Food and Drug Administration)
Testing the power sources in a device e.g., battery, internal power supply to detect any malfunction.
(Device Power Source Testing Evaluation Method, Food and Drug Administration)
