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The correct spelling is battery.
How to pronounce battery
/ˈbætəɹi/
nounIPA: /ˈbætəɹi/
Say it like: Bat-ter-ee
The correct spelling is battery. A device used to power electric devices, consisting of a set of electrically connected electrochemical or, archaically, electrostatic cells. A single such cell when used by itself. For example: "Schoolchildren take a battery of standard tests to measure their progress."
Usage Examples
“Schoolchildren take a battery of standard tests to measure their progress.”
Definition
noun
- 1.A device used to power electric devices, consisting of a set of electrically connected electrochemical or, archaically, electrostatic cells. A single such cell when used by itself.
- 2.The infliction of unlawful physical violence on a person, legally distinguished from assault, which includes the threat of impending violence.
- 3.A coordinated group of artillery weapons.
- 4.An elevated platform on which cannon could be placed.
- 5.An array of similar things.
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