batteries

noun

plural of battery
1
as in clusters
a number of things considered as a unit a battery of tests to determine the cause of the medical disorder

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2
as in groups
a usually small number of persons considered as a unit a battery of specialists worked on the problem until it was fixed

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Recent Examples of batteries Marshall emphasized the importance of properly storing and charging the batteries. — CBS News, 5 Nov. 2026 Powering the wings with batteries would be doable, but the real benefit would come from energy stored in the blood itself, Pankratov told me by email. — New Atlas, 5 Nov. 2026 Mercedes is cooling its cylindrical batteries with a non-conductive oil that first flows by the connectors and then circles back past the center of the battery before returning to be cooled. — Roberto Baldwin, ArsTechnica, 5 Nov. 2026 The batteries can be swapped in around 30 minutes during container loading and unloading. — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 5 Nov. 2026 Wired options don't have batteries, don't need to be charged, and don't need apps and cumbersome wireless pairing to work. — Eric Zeman, PC Magazine, 5 Nov. 2026 But the issue is less the presence of batteries than about habits of recklessness. — Justin Davidson, Curbed, 5 Nov. 2026 However, these semi-solid flow batteries typically cannot charge or discharge as quickly as desired because the chemical reactions occur slowly. — Muskan Bhatia, Interesting Engineering, 5 Nov. 2026 Copper, critical for a car's wiring and for electric vehicle batteries, has also grown more expensive — both because of tariffs and because there's more global demand for it, especially as the need for EV batteries grows. — Willa Rubin, NPR, 29 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for batteries
  1. clusters
  2. groups
  3. arrays
  4. batches
  5. collections
  6. groupings
  7. packages
  8. bands
Noun
  • Industrial parks, logistics hubs, and technology clusters are springing up.
    — Ningrong Liu, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said earlier this month that two supercomputing clusters powered by Nvidia technologies had already been launched in the country.
    — Jenny Lee,Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of clusters
Noun
  • Candidates backed by anti-CTU groups, meanwhile, have emphasized fiscal restraint and independence from City Hall.
    — Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Education groups argued that if the tax was left to expire in 2031, schools would face a $10 billion annual deficit.
    — Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of groups
Noun
  • Meanwhile, airborne early-warning aircraft often use large radar arrays mounted above the fuselage to provide surveillance over a broad area.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026
  • The millimeter-wide arrangements of around 10,000 nerves and supporting cells sat on microelectrode arrays that let researchers stimulate the tissue and record its activity.
    — Mike McRae October 19, New Atlas, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of arrays
Noun
  • KitchenAid 7-Quart Bowl-Lift Stand Mixer The generous 7-quart capacity and planetary mixing motion make this 500-watt mixer extremely effective for anyone who bakes regularly or in large batches.
    — BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Waiting for the last batches of mail-in ballots Many mail-in votes won’t arrive until days after Election Day.
    — Philip Wang, Time, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of batches
Noun
  • That makes this plan a better fit for gradual archiving than rapid transfers of large collections.
    — StackCommerce Team, PC Magazine, 5 Nov. 2026
  • The store clearly distinguishes the three collections with the main collection on the ground floor, segmented by aesthetic, along with Genius, and then Grenoble housed on the second floor for customers seeking mountain, hiking or biking clothes.
    — Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of collections
Noun
  • The Netanyahu and Eisenkot groupings are our assessment of which parties are likely to back each leader to form a government.
    — Dov Waxman, The Conversation, 29 Oct. 2026
  • In separate local elections, various independent candidates and groupings appeared to be winning most seats nationwide, a traditional result.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of groupings
Noun
  • Parking is free, and there will be shuttles to take you and your packages to your car.
    — Tracy Trobridge, Baltimore Sun, 1 Nov. 2026
  • Beehive Chief Product Officer Gordie Follin said Frenzy 6 packages Frenzy 8’s core capabilities into a smaller design.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of packages
Noun
  • The print turns up across the accessories, including a delicate tea set, watch bands, a catchall tray and throw pillows.
    — Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Carter recommended resistance training, such as free weights, weight machines, resistance bands or body-weight exercises like push-ups, two to three times weekly, progressing gradually to a higher intensity to build more muscle.
    — NBC news, NBC news, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of bands

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