Noun battery (plural: batteries) A device that produces electricity from chemical interaction between different substances. (Legal) The crime or tort of intentionally striking another person. A coordinated group of artillery. An array of similar things. Schoolchildren take a battery of standard tests to measure their progress. Translations Dutch: batterij f (1, 3, 4) French: batterie f (1, 3, 4) German: Batterie f (1, 3, 4) Hebrew: סוללה (So'lle'la) f, בטריה (Ba'ta'riya) f (Slang, Transliteration) Spanish: pila f (1) Related words accumulator