battery

Noun
  1. Group of guns or missile launchers operated together at one place (synset 108406303)
    referred to in: armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation
    is a type of: artillery, artillery unit - an army unit that uses big guns
  2. A device that produces electricity;
    May have several primary or secondary cells arranged in parallel or series (synset 102813606)
    is a type of: electrical device - a device that produces or is powered by electricity
    subtypes:
    • 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
    has:
    • 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
    same as: electric battery
  3. A collection of related things intended for use together (synset 107970413)
    "took a battery of achievement tests"
    is a type of: accumulation, aggregation, assemblage, collection - several things grouped together or considered as a whole
    member holonym: sub-test - one of a battery of related tests
    has: artillery, gun, heavy weapon, ordnance - large but transportable armament
  4. A unit composed of the pitcher and catcher (synset 108094013)
    is a type of: squad, team - a cooperative unit (especially in sports)
    is a part of: baseball team - a team that plays baseball
  5. A series of stamps operated in one mortar for crushing ores (synset 102813917)
    is a type of: stamp mill, stamping mill - a mill in which ore is crushed with stamps
    has: pestle, stamp - machine consisting of a heavy bar that moves vertically for pounding or crushing ores
    same as: stamp battery
  6. The heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target (synset 100989949)
    "they laid down a barrage in front of the advancing troops"; "the shelling went on for hours without pausing"
    is a type of: fire, firing - the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy
    same as: barrage, barrage fire, bombardment, shelling
  7. An assault in which the assailant makes physical contact (synset 100769692)
    is a type of: assault - a threatened or attempted physical attack by someone who appears to be able to cause bodily harm if not stopped
    subtypes: 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
    same as: assault and battery

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