Definition of battery
- v. t. - The act of battering or beating.
- 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. - Any place where cannon or mortars are mounted, for
attack or defense.
- v. t. - Two or more pieces of artillery in the field.
- 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. - A number of coated jars (Leyden jars) so connected that
they may be charged and discharged simultaneously.
- v. t. - An apparatus for generating voltaic electricity.
- 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 series of stamps operated by one motive power, for
crushing ores containing the precious metals.
- v. t. - The box in which the stamps for crushing ore play up
and down.
- v. t. - The pitcher and catcher together.
- v. t. - The act of battering or beating.
- 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. - Any place where cannon or mortars are mounted, for
attack or defense.
- v. t. - Two or more pieces of artillery in the field.
- 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. - A number of coated jars (Leyden jars) so connected that
they may be charged and discharged simultaneously.
- v. t. - An apparatus for generating voltaic electricity.
- 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 series of stamps operated by one motive power, for
crushing ores containing the precious metals.
- v. t. - The box in which the stamps for crushing ore play up
and down.
- v. t. - The pitcher and catcher together.