battery
A device used to power electric devices, consisting of one or more electrically connected electrochemical cells or (archaically) electrostatic cells.
Example
“His flashlight takes two AA batteries.”
Other meanings
Such a device that has multiple cells.
The energy stored in such a device.
“Her phone did not have enough battery for another phone call.”
A kind of
- electrical device
Kinds of battery
- voltaic battery
- voltaic pile
Example sentences
Word history
From Latin "battuō" (beat).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “battery” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.