Battery — may refer to:*Battery (electricity), an array of electrochemical cells for electricity storage, or one such cell **See List of battery types for links to electrical batteries *Battery (crime), contact with another in a manner likely to cause… … Wikipedia
battery — noun (plural batteries) 1》 a container consisting of one or more cells, in which chemical energy is converted into electricity and used as a source of power. 2》 an extensive series or range of things. 3》 Brit. a series of small cages for the… … English new terms dictionary
battery — bat·tery / ba tə rē, trē/ n [Old French batterie beating, from battre to beat, from Latin battuere]: the crime or tort of intentionally or recklessly causing offensive physical contact or bodily harm (as by striking or by administering a poison… … Law dictionary
Battery — Bat ter*y, n.; pl. {Batteries}. [F. batterie, fr. battre. See {Batter}, v. t.] 1. The act of battering or beating. [1913 Webster] 2. (Law) The unlawful beating of another. It includes every willful, angry and violent, or negligent touching of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Battery d'enfilade — Battery Bat ter*y, n.; pl. {Batteries}. [F. batterie, fr. battre. See {Batter}, v. t.] 1. The act of battering or beating. [1913 Webster] 2. (Law) The unlawful beating of another. It includes every willful, angry and violent, or negligent… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Battery en 'echarpe — Battery Bat ter*y, n.; pl. {Batteries}. [F. batterie, fr. battre. See {Batter}, v. t.] 1. The act of battering or beating. [1913 Webster] 2. (Law) The unlawful beating of another. It includes every willful, angry and violent, or negligent… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Battery gun — Battery Bat ter*y, n.; pl. {Batteries}. [F. batterie, fr. battre. See {Batter}, v. t.] 1. The act of battering or beating. [1913 Webster] 2. (Law) The unlawful beating of another. It includes every willful, angry and violent, or negligent… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Battery wagon — Battery Bat ter*y, n.; pl. {Batteries}. [F. batterie, fr. battre. See {Batter}, v. t.] 1. The act of battering or beating. [1913 Webster] 2. (Law) The unlawful beating of another. It includes every willful, angry and violent, or negligent… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
battery — [bat′ər ē] n. pl. batteries [Fr batterie < OFr battre: see BATTER1] 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… … English World dictionary
battery — 1530s, action of battering, from M.Fr. batterie, from O.Fr. baterie (12c.) beating, thrashing, assault, from batre beat, from L. battuere beat (see BATTER (Cf. batter) (v.)). Meaning shifted in M.Fr. from bombardment ( heavy blows upon city walls … Etymology dictionary
