Battery

English Meaning

The act of battering or beating.

1. The act of beating or pounding.
2. Law The unlawful and unwanted touching or striking of one person by another, with the intention of bringing about a harmful or offensive contact.
3. An emplacement for one or more pieces of artillery.
4. A set of guns or other heavy artillery, as on a warship.
5. An army artillery unit, corresponding to a company in the infantry.
6. An array of similar things intended for use together: took a battery of achievement tests.
7. An impressive body or group: a battery of political supporters.
8. Baseball The pitcher and catcher.
9. Music The percussion section of an orchestra.
10. Electricity Two or more connected cells that produce a direct current by converting chemical energy to electrical energy.
11. Electricity A single cell, such as a dry cell, that produces an electric current.