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bat⋅te⋅rie

  [bat-uh-ree; Fr. batuh-ree]
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–noun, plural bat⋅te⋅ries  [bat-uh-reez; Fr. batuh-ree] . 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).
Origin:
1705–15; < F; see battery
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bat⋅ter⋅y

  [bat-uh-ree]
–noun, plural -ter⋅ies.
1. Electricity.
a. Also called galvanic battery, voltaic battery. a combination of two or more cells electrically connected to work together to produce electric energy.
b. cell (def. 7a).
2. any large group or series of related things: a battery of questions.
3. Military.
a. two or more pieces of artillery used for combined action.
b. a tactical unit of artillery, usually consisting of six guns together with the artillerymen, equipment, etc., required to operate them.
c. a parapet or fortification equipped with artillery.
4. a group or series of similar articles, machines, parts, etc.
5. Baseball. the pitcher and catcher considered as a unit.
6. Navy.
a. (on a warship) a group of guns having the same caliber or used for the same purpose.
b. the whole armament of a warship.
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.
Origin:
1525–35; < MF batterie, equiv. to batt(re) to beat (see bate 2 ) + -erie -ery

cell

1  [sel]
–noun
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.
a. Also called battery, electric cell, electrochemical cell, galvanic cell, voltaic cell. a device that generates electrical energy from chemical energy, usually consisting of two different conducting substances placed in an electrolyte. Compare dry cell.
b. solar cell.
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.
–verb (used without object)
12. to live in a cell: The two prisoners had celled together for three years.
Origin:
bef. 1150; 1665–75 for def. 4; ME celle < OF celle < ML cella monastic cell, L: room (see cella ); OE cell < ML, as above; see cella

Related forms:
cell-like, adjective
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bat·ter·y   (bāt'ə-rē)   
n.   pl. bat·ter·ies

    1. The act of beating or pounding.

    2. Law The unlawful and unwanted touching or striking of one person by another, with the intention of bringing about a harmful or offensive contact.

    3. An emplacement for one or more pieces of artillery.

    4. A set of guns or other heavy artillery, as on a warship.

    5. An army artillery unit, corresponding to a company in the infantry.

    6. An array of similar things intended for use together: took a battery of achievement tests.

    7. An impressive body or group: a battery of political supporters.

    8. Two or more connected cells that produce a direct current by converting chemical energy to electrical energy.

    9. A single cell, such as a dry cell, that produces an electric current.

    1. An emplacement for one or more pieces of artillery.

    2. A set of guns or other heavy artillery, as on a warship.

    3. An army artillery unit, corresponding to a company in the infantry.

    4. An array of similar things intended for use together: took a battery of achievement tests.

    5. An impressive body or group: a battery of political supporters.

    6. Two or more connected cells that produce a direct current by converting chemical energy to electrical energy.

    7. A single cell, such as a dry cell, that produces an electric current.

    1. An array of similar things intended for use together: took a battery of achievement tests.

    2. An impressive body or group: a battery of political supporters.

    3. Two or more connected cells that produce a direct current by converting chemical energy to electrical energy.

    4. A single cell, such as a dry cell, that produces an electric current.

  4. Baseball The pitcher and catcher.

  5. Music The percussion section of an orchestra.

  6. Electricity

    1. Two or more connected cells that produce a direct current by converting chemical energy to electrical energy.

    2. A single cell, such as a dry cell, that produces an electric current.


[Middle English batri, forged metal ware, from Old French baterie, a beating, from batre, to batter; see batter1.]
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Cultural Dictionary

cell

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.

battery

A device that produces an electric current by harnessing the chemical reactions that take place within its cells.

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Word Origin & History

battery 
1531, "action of battering," from M.Fr. batterie, from O.Fr. baterie, from batre "beat," from L. bauttere "beat" (see batter (v.)). Meaning shifted in M.Fr. from "bombardment" ("heavy blows" upon city walls or fortresses) to "unit of artillery" (a sense recorded in Eng. from 1555). Extension to "electrical cell" (1748, first used by Ben Franklin) is perhaps via notion of "discharges" of electricity. In obs. baseball jargon battery was the word for "pitcher and catcher" considered as a unit (1867).

cell 
c.1131, "small room," from L. cella "small room, hut," related to L. celare "to hide, conceal," from PIE base *kel- "conceal" (cf. Skt. cala "hut, house, hall;" Gk. kalia "hut, nest," kalyptein "to cover," koleon "sheath," kelyphos "shell, husk;" L. cella "store room," clam "secret;" O.Ir. cuile "cellar," celim "hide," M.Ir. cul "defense, shelter;" Goth. hulistr "covering," O.E. heolstor "lurking-hole, cave, covering," Goth. huljan "cover over," hulundi "hole," hilms "helmet," halja "hell," O.E. hol "cave," holu "husk, pod"). Earliest sense is for monastic rooms, then prison rooms (1722). Used in biology 17c., but not in modern sense until 1845. Meaning "small group of people working within a larger organization" is from 1925. Cellphone is from 1984.
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: bat·tery
Pronunciation: 'ba-t&-rE, -trE
Function: noun
Etymology: Old French batterie beating, from battre to beat, from Latin battuere
: the crime or tort of intentionally or recklessly causing offensive physical contact or bodily harm (as by striking or by administering a poison or drug) that is not consented to by the victim —compare ASSAULT
aggravated battery
: criminal battery that is accompanied by aggravating factors: as a : criminal battery that causes or is intended to cause serious bodily injury esp. through the use of a dangerous weapon b : criminal battery committed on a protected person (as a minor or a police officer) —compare SIMPLE BATTERY in this entry
NOTE: Aggravated battery is usually classified as a felony.
sex·u·al battery
: intentional and offensive sexual contact and esp. sexual intercourse with a person who has not given or (as in the case of a child) is incapable of giving consent; broadly : forced or coerced contact with the sexual parts of either the victim or the perpetrator —see also RAPE
NOTE: This is a broad definition of the offense. The specific elements of this crime vary from state to state, and some states use more narrow definitions.
simple battery
: criminal battery that is not accompanied by aggravating factors (as a dangerous weapon) —compare AGGRAVATED BATTERY in this entry
NOTE: Simple battery is usually classified as a misdemeanor.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: bat·tery
Pronunciation: 'bat-&-rE, 'ba-trE
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -ter·ies
1 a : acombination of apparatus for producing a single electrical effect b : a group of two or more cells connected together to furnish electric current; also : a single cellthat furnishes electric current
2 : a group or series of tests; especially : a group of intelligence or personality tests given to a subject as an aid inpsychological analysis

Main Entry: cell
Pronunciation: 'sel
Function: noun
1 : a small compartment or bounded space
2 : a small usually microscopic massof protoplasm bounded externally by a semipermeable membrane, usually including one or more nuclei and various nonliving products, capable alone or interacting with other cells of performing all thefundamental functions of life, and forming the smallest structural unit of living matter capable of functioning independently
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battery bat·ter·y (bāt'ə-rē)
n.

  1. The act of beating or pounding.

  2. An array of similar things intended for use together, such as achievement tests.

cell (sěl)
n.

  1. 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.

  2. A small enclosed cavity or space.

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