a battery

a bat·ter·y

A a

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ey bat-uh-ree]
- /eɪ ˈbæt ə ri/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ey bat-uh-ree]
- /eɪ ˈbæt ə ri/

Definitions of a battery words

noun a battery the power source for the filaments of electron tubes in battery-operated equipment Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved. 4
noun a battery an electric battery for heating the filament or cathode heater of an electron tube. 1
noun a battery (dated, electronics) A battery used to heat the filament or cathode heaters of electron tubes. 0

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Origin of a battery

First appearance:

before 1920

One of the 12% newest English words

First recorded in 1920-25

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Parts of speech for A battery

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a battery popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 55% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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