. Ballet. | 1. | a beating together of the calves or feet during a leap. |
| 2. | (in tap dancing) a rapid succession of taps, often compared to drumming or to machine-gun fire. |
| 3. | battery (def. 11). |
| 1. | Electricity.
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| 2. | any large group or series of related things: a battery of questions. |
| 3. | Military.
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| 4. | a group or series of similar articles, machines, parts, etc. |
| 5. | Baseball. the pitcher and catcher considered as a unit. |
| 6. | Navy.
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| 7. | Psychology. a series of tests yielding a single total score, used for measuring aptitude, intelligence, personality, etc. |
| 8. | the act of beating or battering. |
| 9. | Law. an unlawful attack upon another person by beating or wounding, or by touching in an offensive manner. |
| 10. | an instrument used in battering. |
| 11. | Also, batterie. Music. the instruments comprising the percussion section of an orchestra. |
| 12. | any imposing group of persons or things acting or directed in unison: a battery of experts. |
| 1. | a small room, as in a convent or prison. |
| 2. | any of various small compartments or bounded areas forming part of a whole. |
| 3. | a small group acting as a unit within a larger organization: a local cell of the Communist party. |
| 4. | Biology. a usually microscopic structure containing nuclear and cytoplasmic material enclosed by a semipermeable membrane and, in plants, a cell wall; the basic structural unit of all organisms. |
| 5. | Entomology. one of the areas into which the wing of an insect is divided by the veins. |
| 6. | Botany. locule. |
| 7. | Electricity.
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| 8. | Also called electrolytic cell. Physical Chemistry. a device for producing electrolysis, consisting essentially of the electrolyte, its container, and the electrodes. |
| 9. | Aeronautics. the gas container of a balloon. |
| 10. | Ecclesiastical. a monastery or nunnery, usually small, dependent on a larger religious house. |
| 11. | Telecommunications. See under cellular phone. |
| 12. | to live in a cell: The two prisoners had celled together for three years. |
The basic unit of all living things except viruses. In advanced organisms, cells consist of a nucleus (which contains genetic material), cytoplasm, and organelles, all of which are surrounded by a cell membrane.
Note: Groups of cells with similar structure and function form tissues.
A device that produces an electric current by harnessing the chemical reactions that take place within its cells.
battery bat·ter·y (bāt'ə-rē)
n.
The act of beating or pounding.
An array of similar things intended for use together, such as achievement tests.
cell (sěl)
n.
The smallest structural unit of an organism that is capable of independent functioning, consisting of one or more nuclei, cytoplasm, and various organelles, all surrounded by a semipermeable cell membrane.
A small enclosed cavity or space.