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Battery Meaning: Power Cell & Legal Assault Explained (2 meaning)

Meaning 1：power cell (Battery)

Battery 🔊

/ˈbætəri/

A small object that stores electricity to make devices work.

AA batteries on table powering remote control

power cell 🔊

➕

/ˈpaʊər sɛl/

A device that stores electrical energy and provides power to electronic devices.

📁 Category：Technological Inventions 🔖 Level：Elementary

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

From French 'batterie', Latin 'battuere' (to beat); originally meant 'beating'.

💡 Mnemonic

Think of a battery as a 'batt-ery' - it battles to keep your devices alive.

📖 Example

My phone's battery is almost dead; I need to find my charger. 🔊 My phone's battery is almost dead; I need to find my charger.

🔗 Collocations

lithium-ion battery – A rechargeable battery type used in many portable devices.

charge a battery – To supply electrical energy to a battery.

battery life – The duration a battery can power a device before needing recharge.

🔄 Synonyms

cell (n.) – A single unit that produces electricity, often used as a synonym for battery.

power pack (n.) – A portable device containing batteries for charging electronics.

accumulator (n.) – A rechargeable battery that stores energy for later use.

🌱 Derivatives

batteries (n.) – Plural form of battery.

battery-operated (adj.) – Powered by batteries.

battery-powered (adj.) – Using batteries as the energy source.

📖 Cultural Story

Originally 'beating', then a group of cannons ('artillery battery'), later adopted for electrical cells connected together (1800s).

Meaning 2：unlawful touching (Battery)

Battery 🔊

/ˈbætəri/

The crime of intentionally touching or hitting someone without permission.

Judge in courtroom with gavel and law books

unlawful touching 🔊

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/ʌnˈlɔːfəl ˈtʌtʃɪŋ/

The crime of intentionally causing physical harm or offensive contact to another person without their consent.

📁 Category：Laws & Regulations 🔖 Level：Intermediate

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Example

He was charged with assault and battery after the argument. 🔊 He was charged with assault and battery after the argument.

🔗 Collocations

assault and battery – A legal term combining the threat of harm (assault) and actual physical contact (battery).

battery charge – A formal accusation of committing battery.

aggravated battery – A more serious form of battery causing severe injury or using a weapon.

🔄 Synonyms

assault (n.) – An intentional act that creates fear of imminent harmful or offensive contact, often paired with battery.

beating (n.) – The act of hitting someone repeatedly, a form of battery.

attack (n.) – A violent physical action against someone, which may constitute battery.

🚫 Antonyms

defense (n.) – The act of protecting oneself from harm, opposite of committing battery.

consent (n.) – Permission that makes physical contact lawful, lacking in battery.

peace (n.) – A state of non-violence, which battery disrupts.