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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 See also

[ English

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[ Etymology

From Middle French batterie, from Old French baterie, from Latin bauttere (“‘beat’”).

[ Pronunciation

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[ Noun

Singular battery

Plural batteries

battery (plural batteries)

1. A device that produces electricity by a chemical reaction between two substances.
2. (law) The crime or tort of intentionally striking another person.
3. A coordinated group of artillery.
4. An array of similar things.

   Schoolchildren take a battery of standard tests to measure their progress.

5. A set of small cages where hens are kept for the purpose of farming their eggs.
6. (baseball) The catcher and the pitcher together
7. (chess) Two or more pieces on thee same rank, file, or diagonal

[ Derived terms

• assault and battery
• battery hen

[ Translations

device producing electricity

Arabic: بطارية f. Chinese: 电池 (diànchí) Crimean Tatar: batareya Croatian: baterija hr(hr) f. Czech: baterie cs(cs) f., baterka cs(cs) f. Dutch: batterij nl(nl) f. Finnish: paristo (not rechargeable), akku (rechargeable) French: pile fr(fr) f. German: Batterie de(de) f. Hebrew: סוֹלְלָה (solela) f., בטריה (bat'aria) f. (slang) Hungarian: elem hu(hu), akkumulátor hu(hu)

Italian: pila it(it) f. Japanese: 電池 (でんち, denchi) Korean: 전지 (jeonji); 배터리 (baeteori) Malay: bateri Persian: باتری fa(fa) (bātri) Polish: bateria pl(pl) f. Russian: батарея ru(ru) (bataréja) f. Slovene: baterija sl(sl) f. Spanish: pila es(es) f. Swedish: batteri sv(sv) n.

crime of striking another

Chinese: 毆打, 殴打 (ōudǎ); 蓄意傷害, 蓄意伤害 (xùyì shānghài) Czech: fyzické napadení n. Finnish: pahoinpitely fi(fi) French: coups et blessures

German: Körperverletzung de(de) f. Hebrew: תקיפה (tqifa) f. Japanese: 殴打 (おうだ, ōda) Spanish: lesiones es(es) f. pl., golpes es(es) m. pl.

array of similar things

Chinese: 一群 (yī qún); 一組, 一组 (yī zǔ); 一系列 (yī xìliè) Czech: sestava f.

Dutch: batterij nl(nl) f. Hebrew: סִדְרָה (sidra) f.

coordinated group of artillery

Chinese: 砲兵連, 炮兵连 (pàobīng lián); 砲兵營, 炮兵营 (pàobīng yíng) Crimean Tatar: batareya Czech: baterie cs(cs) f. Dutch: batterij nl(nl) f. Finnish: patteri, tykistöpatteri French: batterie fr(fr) f.

German: (Artillerie) Batterie f. Hebrew: גֻנְדָה (gunda) f., סוללה (solela) f., בטריה (bat'eria) f. (slang) Russian: батарея ru(ru) (bataréja) f. Slovene: baterija sl(sl) f. Swedish: batteri sv(sv)

set of cages for hens

Dutch: legbatterij f. French: batterie fr(fr) f.

German: Legebatterie de(de) f.

[ See also

• accumulator
• assault