battery
n. act of beating another person; electric storage cell; system; group of 4-6 soldiers carrying similar or identical weapons; series, set, group of related items; intentional use of force against another person without his consent (Law) | ||||
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Battery Definition from Government Dictionaries & Glossaries
| DOD Dictionary of Military Terms |
battery
(*) 1. Tactical and administrative artillery unit or subunit corresponding to a company or similar unit in other branches of the Army. 2. All guns, torpedo tubes, searchlights, or missile launchers of the same size or caliber or used for the same purpose, either installed in one ship or otherwise operating as an entity.
(*) 1. Tactical and administrative artillery unit or subunit corresponding to a company or similar unit in other branches of the Army. 2. All guns, torpedo tubes, searchlights, or missile launchers of the same size or caliber or used for the same purpose, either installed in one ship or otherwise operating as an entity.
Battery Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Battery
(v. t.)
Two or more pieces of artillery in the field.
(v. t.)
The unlawful beating of another. It includes every willful, angry and violent, or negligent touching of another's person or clothes, or anything attached to his person or held by him.
(v. t.)
The pitcher and catcher together.
(v. t.)
The box in which the stamps for crushing ore play up and down.
(v. t.)
The act of battering or beating.
(v. t.)
Any place where cannon or mortars are mounted, for attack or defense.
(v. t.)
An apparatus for generating voltaic electricity.
(v. t.)
A series of stamps operated by one motive power, for crushing ores containing the precious metals.
(v. t.)
A number of similar machines or devices in position; an apparatus consisting of a set of similar parts; as, a battery of boilers, of retorts, condensers, etc.
(v. t.)
A number of coated jars (Leyden jars) so connected that they may be charged and discharged simultaneously.
(v. t.)
A company or division of artillery, including the gunners, guns, horses, and all equipments. In the United States, a battery of flying artillery consists usually of six guns.
(v. t.)
Two or more pieces of artillery in the field.
(v. t.)
The unlawful beating of another. It includes every willful, angry and violent, or negligent touching of another's person or clothes, or anything attached to his person or held by him.
(v. t.)
The pitcher and catcher together.
(v. t.)
The box in which the stamps for crushing ore play up and down.
(v. t.)
The act of battering or beating.
(v. t.)
Any place where cannon or mortars are mounted, for attack or defense.
(v. t.)
An apparatus for generating voltaic electricity.
(v. t.)
A series of stamps operated by one motive power, for crushing ores containing the precious metals.
(v. t.)
A number of similar machines or devices in position; an apparatus consisting of a set of similar parts; as, a battery of boilers, of retorts, condensers, etc.
(v. t.)
A number of coated jars (Leyden jars) so connected that they may be charged and discharged simultaneously.
(v. t.)
A company or division of artillery, including the gunners, guns, horses, and all equipments. In the United States, a battery of flying artillery consists usually of six guns.
| WordNet 2.0 |
battery
Noun
1. group of guns or missile launchers operated together at one place
(hypernym) artillery, artillery unit
(classification) military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine
2. a device that produces electricity; may have several primary or secondary cells arranged in parallel or series
(synonym) electric battery
(hypernym) electrical device
(hyponym) A battery
(part-meronym) electrode
3. a collection of related things intended for use together; "took a battery of achievement tests"
(hypernym) collection, aggregation, accumulation, assemblage
(member-meronym) sub-test
(part-meronym) artillery, heavy weapon, gun, ordnance
4. a unit composed of the pitcher and catcher
(hypernym) team, squad
(part-holonym) baseball team
5. a series of stamps operated in one mortar for crushing ores
(synonym) stamp battery
(hypernym) stamp mill, stamping mill
(part-meronym) stamp, pestle
6. the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target; "they laid down a barrage in front of the advancing troops"; "the shelling went on for hours without pausing"
(synonym) barrage, barrage fire, bombardment, shelling
(hypernym) fire, firing
7. an assault in which the assailant makes physical contact
(synonym) assault and battery
(hypernym) assault
(hyponym) resisting arrest
Noun
1. group of guns or missile launchers operated together at one place
(hypernym) artillery, artillery unit
(classification) military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine
2. a device that produces electricity; may have several primary or secondary cells arranged in parallel or series
(synonym) electric battery
(hypernym) electrical device
(hyponym) A battery
(part-meronym) electrode
3. a collection of related things intended for use together; "took a battery of achievement tests"
(hypernym) collection, aggregation, accumulation, assemblage
(member-meronym) sub-test
(part-meronym) artillery, heavy weapon, gun, ordnance
4. a unit composed of the pitcher and catcher
(hypernym) team, squad
(part-holonym) baseball team
5. a series of stamps operated in one mortar for crushing ores
(synonym) stamp battery
(hypernym) stamp mill, stamping mill
(part-meronym) stamp, pestle
6. the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target; "they laid down a barrage in front of the advancing troops"; "the shelling went on for hours without pausing"
(synonym) barrage, barrage fire, bombardment, shelling
(hypernym) fire, firing
7. an assault in which the assailant makes physical contact
(synonym) assault and battery
(hypernym) assault
(hyponym) resisting arrest
| Australian Slang |
Battery
illegal device which delivers an electric shock to a racehorse when racing in order to make it run faster
illegal device which delivers an electric shock to a racehorse when racing in order to make it run faster
Batterie-trained
(of a racehorse) having been trained with a battery device used continually on a certain part of the body, so that it will respond similarly from a smart smack in that area while racing
| hEnglish - advanced version |
battery
battery
(elec.), a voltaic battery so arranged that the plates can be plunged into, or withdrawn from, the exciting liquid at pleasure...
see also plunge
battery
\bat"ter*y\ (&?;), n.; pl. batteries (&?;). [f. batterie, fr. battre. see batter, v. t.]
1. the act of battering or beating.
2. (law) the unlawful beating of another. it includes every willful, angry and violent, or negligent touching of another's person or clothes, or anything attached to his person or held by him.
3. (mil.) (a) any place where cannon or mortars are mounted, for attack or defense. (b) two or more pieces of artillery in the field. (c) a company or division of artillery, including the gunners, guns, horses, and all equipments. in the united states, a battery of flying artillery consists usually of six guns.
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electrical battery
bunsen`s battery
barbette battery
battery wagon
battery gun
water battery
magnetic battery
graphite battery
relay battery
battery en eacutecharpe
secondary battery
storage battery
enfilading battery
masked battery
earth battery
from battery
flowing battery
in battery
out of battery
gas battery
galvanic battery
voltaic battery
floating battery
gravity battery
quartz battery
local battery
fixed battery
stamp battery
battery d`enfilade
lead-acid battery
battery
(elec.), a voltaic battery so arranged that the plates can be plunged into, or withdrawn from, the exciting liquid at pleasure...
see also plunge
battery
\bat"ter*y\ (&?;), n.; pl. batteries (&?;). [f. batterie, fr. battre. see batter, v. t.]
1. the act of battering or beating.
2. (law) the unlawful beating of another. it includes every willful, angry and violent, or negligent touching of another's person or clothes, or anything attached to his person or held by him.
3. (mil.) (a) any place where cannon or mortars are mounted, for attack or defense. (b) two or more pieces of artillery in the field. (c) a company or division of artillery, including the gunners, guns, horses, and all equipments. in the united states, a battery of flying artillery consists usually of six guns.
similar words(30)
electrical battery
bunsen`s battery
barbette battery
battery wagon
battery gun
water battery
magnetic battery
graphite battery
relay battery
battery en eacutecharpe
secondary battery
storage battery
enfilading battery
masked battery
earth battery
from battery
flowing battery
in battery
out of battery
gas battery
galvanic battery
voltaic battery
floating battery
gravity battery
quartz battery
local battery
fixed battery
stamp battery
battery d`enfilade
lead-acid battery
Battery Definition from Law Dictionaries & Glossaries
| The 'Lectric Law Library |
Battery
Harmful or offensive contact with the preson or another or with something closely appurtenant thereto, caused by an act intended to result in such contact or the in the apprehension thereof directed at the other or at a third person.
It is proposed to consider, 1. What is a battery; 2. When a battery, may be justified.
A battery is the unlawful touching the person of another by the aggressor himself, or any other substance put in motion by him. It must be either wilfully committed, or proceed from want of due care. Hence an injury, be it never so small, done to the person of another, in an angry, spiteful, rude or insolent manner, as by spitting in his face, or any way touching him in anger, or violently jostling him, are batteries in the eye of the law. And any thing attached to the person partakes of its inviolability if, therefore, A strikes a cane in the hands of B, it is a battery.
A battery may be justified; 1. on the ground of the parental relation; 2. in the exercise of an office; 3. under process of a court of justice or other legal tribunal; 4. in aid of an authority in law; and lastly, as a necessary means of defence.
First, As a salutary mode of correction. For example: a parent may correct his child, a master his apprentice, a schoolmaster his scholar, and a superior officer, one under his command.
As a means to preserve the peace; and therefore if the plaintiff assaults or is fighting with another, the defendant may lay hands upon him, and restrain him until his anger is cooled; but he cannot strike him in order to protect 'the party assailed, as he way in self-defence.
Watchmen may arrest, and detain in prison for examination, persons walking in the streets by might, whom there is reasonable ground to suspect of felony, although there is no proof of a felony having been committed.
Any person has a right to arrest another to prevent a felony.
Any one may arrest another upon suspicion of felony, provided a felony has actually been committed and there is reasonable ground for suspecting the person arrested to be the criminal, and that the party making the arrest, himself entertained the suspicion.
Any private individual may arrest a felon.
It is lawful for every man to lay hands on another to preserve public decorum; as to turn him out of church, and to prevent him from disturbing the congregation or a funeral ceremony. But a request to desist should be first made, unless the urgent necessity of the case dispenses with it.
Secondly, A battery may be justified in the exercise of an office. 1. A constable may freshly arrest one who, in, his view, has committed a breach of the peace, and carry him before a magistrate. But if an offence has been committed out of the constable's sight, he cannot arrest, unless it amounts to a felony or a felony is likely to ensue.
A justice of the peace may generally do all acts which a constable has authority to perform hence he may freshly arrest one who, in his view has broken the peace; or he may order a constable at the moment to take him up.
Thirdly. A battery may be justified under the process of a court of justice, or of a magistrate having competent jurisdiction.
Fourthly, A battery may be justified in aid of an authority in law. Every person is empowered to restrain breaches of the peace, by virtue of the authority vested in him by the law.
Lastly, A battery may be justified as a necessary means of defence. 1. Against the plaintiffs assaults in the following instances: In defence of himself, his wife, his child, and his servant. So, likewise, the wife may justify a battery in defending her hushand, the child its parent, and the servant his master. In these situations, the party need not wait until a blow has been given, for then he might come too late, and be disabled from warding off a second stroke, or from protecting the person assailed. Care, however, must be taken, that the battery do not exceed the bounds of necessary defence and protection; for it is only permitted as a means to avert an impending evil, which might otherwise overwhelm the party, and not as a punishment or retaliation for the injurious attempt. The degree of force necessary to repel an assault will naturally depend upon, and be proportioned to, the violence of the assailant; but with this limitation any degree is justifiable.
A battery may likewise be justified in the necessary defence of one's property; if the plaintiff is in the act of entering peaceably upon the defendant's land, or having entered, is discovered, not committing violence, a request to depart is necessary in the first instance, and if the plaintiff refuses, the defendant may then, and not till then, gently lay hands upon the plaintiff to remove him from the close and for this purpose may use, if necessary, any degree of force short of striking the plaintiff, as by thrusting him off. If the plaintiff resists, the defendant may oppose force to force. But if the plaintiff is in the act of forcibly entering upon the land, or having entered, is discovered subverting the soil, cutting down a tree or the like, a previous request is unnecessary, and the defendant may immediately lay hands upon the plaintiff. A man may justify a battery in defence of his personal property, without a previous request, if another forcibly attempt to take away such property.
This entry contains material from Bouvier's Legal Dictionary, a work published in the 1850's.
Harmful or offensive contact with the preson or another or with something closely appurtenant thereto, caused by an act intended to result in such contact or the in the apprehension thereof directed at the other or at a third person.
It is proposed to consider, 1. What is a battery; 2. When a battery, may be justified.
A battery is the unlawful touching the person of another by the aggressor himself, or any other substance put in motion by him. It must be either wilfully committed, or proceed from want of due care. Hence an injury, be it never so small, done to the person of another, in an angry, spiteful, rude or insolent manner, as by spitting in his face, or any way touching him in anger, or violently jostling him, are batteries in the eye of the law. And any thing attached to the person partakes of its inviolability if, therefore, A strikes a cane in the hands of B, it is a battery.
A battery may be justified; 1. on the ground of the parental relation; 2. in the exercise of an office; 3. under process of a court of justice or other legal tribunal; 4. in aid of an authority in law; and lastly, as a necessary means of defence.
First, As a salutary mode of correction. For example: a parent may correct his child, a master his apprentice, a schoolmaster his scholar, and a superior officer, one under his command.
As a means to preserve the peace; and therefore if the plaintiff assaults or is fighting with another, the defendant may lay hands upon him, and restrain him until his anger is cooled; but he cannot strike him in order to protect 'the party assailed, as he way in self-defence.
Watchmen may arrest, and detain in prison for examination, persons walking in the streets by might, whom there is reasonable ground to suspect of felony, although there is no proof of a felony having been committed.
Any person has a right to arrest another to prevent a felony.
Any one may arrest another upon suspicion of felony, provided a felony has actually been committed and there is reasonable ground for suspecting the person arrested to be the criminal, and that the party making the arrest, himself entertained the suspicion.
Any private individual may arrest a felon.
It is lawful for every man to lay hands on another to preserve public decorum; as to turn him out of church, and to prevent him from disturbing the congregation or a funeral ceremony. But a request to desist should be first made, unless the urgent necessity of the case dispenses with it.
Secondly, A battery may be justified in the exercise of an office. 1. A constable may freshly arrest one who, in, his view, has committed a breach of the peace, and carry him before a magistrate. But if an offence has been committed out of the constable's sight, he cannot arrest, unless it amounts to a felony or a felony is likely to ensue.
A justice of the peace may generally do all acts which a constable has authority to perform hence he may freshly arrest one who, in his view has broken the peace; or he may order a constable at the moment to take him up.
Thirdly. A battery may be justified under the process of a court of justice, or of a magistrate having competent jurisdiction.
Fourthly, A battery may be justified in aid of an authority in law. Every person is empowered to restrain breaches of the peace, by virtue of the authority vested in him by the law.
Lastly, A battery may be justified as a necessary means of defence. 1. Against the plaintiffs assaults in the following instances: In defence of himself, his wife, his child, and his servant. So, likewise, the wife may justify a battery in defending her hushand, the child its parent, and the servant his master. In these situations, the party need not wait until a blow has been given, for then he might come too late, and be disabled from warding off a second stroke, or from protecting the person assailed. Care, however, must be taken, that the battery do not exceed the bounds of necessary defence and protection; for it is only permitted as a means to avert an impending evil, which might otherwise overwhelm the party, and not as a punishment or retaliation for the injurious attempt. The degree of force necessary to repel an assault will naturally depend upon, and be proportioned to, the violence of the assailant; but with this limitation any degree is justifiable.
A battery may likewise be justified in the necessary defence of one's property; if the plaintiff is in the act of entering peaceably upon the defendant's land, or having entered, is discovered, not committing violence, a request to depart is necessary in the first instance, and if the plaintiff refuses, the defendant may then, and not till then, gently lay hands upon the plaintiff to remove him from the close and for this purpose may use, if necessary, any degree of force short of striking the plaintiff, as by thrusting him off. If the plaintiff resists, the defendant may oppose force to force. But if the plaintiff is in the act of forcibly entering upon the land, or having entered, is discovered subverting the soil, cutting down a tree or the like, a previous request is unnecessary, and the defendant may immediately lay hands upon the plaintiff. A man may justify a battery in defence of his personal property, without a previous request, if another forcibly attempt to take away such property.
This entry contains material from Bouvier's Legal Dictionary, a work published in the 1850's.
| Duhaime.org Legal Dictionary |
Battery
Offensive and intentional contact, direct or indirect, which causes injury. - (read more on Battery)
Offensive and intentional contact, direct or indirect, which causes injury. - (read more on Battery)
| Law Dictionary |
Battery
The unlawful touching of or use of force on another person willfullyor in anger. Battery may be considered either a tort, giving rise to civilliability for damages to the victim, or a crime.
The unlawful touching of or use of force on another person willfullyor in anger. Battery may be considered either a tort, giving rise to civilliability for damages to the victim, or a crime.
Battery Definition from Business & Finance Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Glossary of petroleum Industry |
BATTERY
Two or more lease or stock tanks connected together to receive oil production from a well or a producing lease; a tank battery. The lease tank batter y is the starting point for crude oil on its way to the refinery-via gathering line, pump station, and trunk line to the refinery tank farm. It is at the tank battery where the pipeline gauger measures and tests the oil, and after making out a run ticket (q.v.) opens the tank valve, turning the oil into the pipeline system. A battery is two or more units of equipment linked together in the performance of a function, e.g., separator battery; heater battery; filter batters., and tank battery.
Two or more lease or stock tanks connected together to receive oil production from a well or a producing lease; a tank battery. The lease tank batter y is the starting point for crude oil on its way to the refinery-via gathering line, pump station, and trunk line to the refinery tank farm. It is at the tank battery where the pipeline gauger measures and tests the oil, and after making out a run ticket (q.v.) opens the tank valve, turning the oil into the pipeline system. A battery is two or more units of equipment linked together in the performance of a function, e.g., separator battery; heater battery; filter batters., and tank battery.
| Cotton Textile Industry Glossary of Terms |
BATTERY
A magazine on the LOOM that holds the full QUILLS, COPS, or BOBBINS of FILLING YARN, and from which they are inserted into the SHUTTLE by an automatic changing device.
A magazine on the LOOM that holds the full QUILLS, COPS, or BOBBINS of FILLING YARN, and from which they are inserted into the SHUTTLE by an automatic changing device.
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Battery Definition from Medicine Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Hepatitis Central (TM) Liver Disease Medical Glossary |
Battery
Any set, series, or grouping of similar things, as a battery of tests. A set or series of cells which afford an electric current
Any set, series, or grouping of similar things, as a battery of tests. A set or series of cells which afford an electric current
Battery Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Energy Glossary |
BATTERY
A device that stores energy and produces electric current by chemical action.
A device that stores energy and produces electric current by chemical action.
| Dictionary of Automotive Terms |
Battery
An electrochemical device for producing electricity by converting chemical energy. The typical automotive lead-acid battery supplies the source of power for cranking the engine and also provides the necessary electrical energy for the ignition system. In addition, it can (for a limited time) furnish current when the electrical demands of the car exceed the alternator or generator output. Also called the storage battery.
An electrochemical device for producing electricity by converting chemical energy. The typical automotive lead-acid battery supplies the source of power for cranking the engine and also provides the necessary electrical energy for the ignition system. In addition, it can (for a limited time) furnish current when the electrical demands of the car exceed the alternator or generator output. Also called the storage battery.
| Abbreviation Airbus A340 |
BAT
Battery: Electrical accumulator.
Battery: Electrical accumulator.
| Electrochemistry Dictionary |
battery
"A device that stores electrical energy using electrochemical cells. Chemical reactions occur spontaneously at the electrodes when they are connected trough an external circuit, producing an electrical current. The physical construction of the battery is such that it does not permit the intermixing and consequent direct reaction of the chemicals stored in it. See also rechargeable battery and non-rechargeable battery, and an Encyclopedia Article. "
"A device that stores electrical energy using electrochemical cells. Chemical reactions occur spontaneously at the electrodes when they are connected trough an external circuit, producing an electrical current. The physical construction of the battery is such that it does not permit the intermixing and consequent direct reaction of the chemicals stored in it. See also rechargeable battery and non-rechargeable battery, and an Encyclopedia Article. "
Battery Definition from Entertainment & Music Dictionaries & Glossaries
| american horse racing dictionary |
battery
A term for an illegal electrical device used by a jockey to stimulate a horse during a race. Also known as a "machine" or "joint." bay,A horse color that varies from a yellow-tan to a bright auburn. The mane, tail and lower portion of the legs are always black, except where white markings are present.
A term for an illegal electrical device used by a jockey to stimulate a horse during a race. Also known as a "machine" or "joint." bay,A horse color that varies from a yellow-tan to a bright auburn. The mane, tail and lower portion of the legs are always black, except where white markings are present.
| English to Federation-Standard Golic Vulcan |
Battery (elect.)
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| Metallica Lyrics - Metallica Sarki Sozleri |
Battery
Lashing out the action, returning the reaction
Weak are ripped and torn away
Hypnotizing power, crushing all that cover
Battery is here to stay
Smashing through the boundaries
Lunacy has found me
Cannot stop the Battery
Pounding out aggression
Turns into obsession
Cannot kill the Battery
Cannot kill the family
Battery is found in me
Battery
Crushing all deceivers, mashing non-believers
never ending potency
Hungry violence seeker, feeding off the weaker
Breeding on insanity
Circle of Destruction, Hammer comes crushing
Powerhouse of energy
Whipping up a fury, Dominating flurry
We create the Battery
Lashing out the action, returning the reaction
Weak are ripped and torn away
Hypnotizing power, crushing all that cover
Battery is here to stay
Smashing through the boundaries
Lunacy has found me
Cannot stop the Battery
Pounding out aggression
Turns into obsession
Cannot kill the Battery
Cannot kill the family
Battery is found in me
Battery
Crushing all deceivers, mashing non-believers
never ending potency
Hungry violence seeker, feeding off the weaker
Breeding on insanity
Circle of Destruction, Hammer comes crushing
Powerhouse of energy
Whipping up a fury, Dominating flurry
We create the Battery
Battery Definition from Sports Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Baseball |
BATTERY
The pitcher and catcher.
The pitcher and catcher.
| Glossary of Chess Terms |
Battery
A lineup of pieces that move similarly on a single file or diagonal, usually pointing toward a critical point in the enemy's camp. Batteries can be created by Queen and Rooks on a file or rank, and Queen and Bishops on a diagonal.
A lineup of pieces that move similarly on a single file or diagonal, usually pointing toward a critical point in the enemy's camp. Batteries can be created by Queen and Rooks on a file or rank, and Queen and Bishops on a diagonal.
| Dream Symbols |
Battery
Heart, circulatory system
Heart, circulatory system
Battery Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia |
Battery
Battery may refer to:
- Battery, the act of injuring another person in a manner likely to cause bodily harm:
- Battery (crime), the criminal definition
- Battery (tort), the common civil law definition
- Artillery battery, an organized group of artillery pieces
- A piece is "in battery" when it is loaded and ready to fire
- A piece is "out of battery" if it is not ready to fire
- An array of similar things, e.g. "Schoolchildren take a battery of standard tests to measure their progress."
- Battery (electricity), an array of electrochemical cells for electricity storage
- Battery farming, a term for industrial agriculture
- Battery (baseball), in baseball jargon, refers collectively to the pitcher and catcher.
- In chess, a Battery consists of two or more pieces on the same rank, file, or diagonal.
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