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Battery Definition–noun, plural -ter⋅ies. | 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. | |
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