"A battery" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: A batteries [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} A battery (plural A batteries)
  1. (dated, electronics) A battery used to heat the filament or cathode heaters of electron tubes. Tags: dated Categories (topical): Electronics Synonyms: filament battery Related terms: B battery, C battery Translations (battery to heat the filament of electron tube): hehkuparisto (Finnish), Anodenbatterie [feminine] (German)

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