to discharge a battery

  • 11Battery pack — A battery pack is a set of any number of (preferably) identical batteries or individual battery cells. They may be configured in a series, parallel or a mixture of both to deliver the desired voltage, capacity, or power density. The term battery… …

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  • 12battery — n. a group of cells that store and furnish current 1) to charge; recharge a battery 2) to discharge, run down a battery 3) a flashlight (AE), torch (BE); storage battery 4) a battery charges (itself) 5) a battery discharges, runs (itself) down 6) …

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  • 13discharge — I. verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French descharger, from Late Latin discarricare, from Latin dis + Late Latin carricare to load more at charge Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to relieve of a charge, load, or burden: a. unload < …

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  • 14discharge — [1] The action of drawing electric current from the battery. The opposite action to charging. [2] to pour out liquid from a pump. [3] the product (e.g., the liquid) that is poured out of a pump. [4] To bleed some or all of the refrigerant from a&#8230; …

    Dictionary of automotive terms

  • 15Battery charger — This unit charges the batteries until they reach a specific voltage and then it trickle charges the batteries until it is disconnected …

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  • 16discharge — dischargeable, adj. discharger, n. v. /dis chahrj /; n. /dis chahrj, dis chahrj /, v., discharged, discharging, n. v.t. 1. to relieve of a charge or load; unload: to discharge a ship. 2. to remove or send forth: They discharged the cargo at New&#8230; …

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  • 17battery — [16] The original meaning of battery in English was literally ‘hitting’, as in assault and battery. It came from Old French batterie, a derivative of batre, battre ‘beat’ (from which English also gets batter [14]). The ultimate source of this,&#8230; …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 18battery — [16] The original meaning of battery in English was literally ‘hitting’, as in assault and battery. It came from Old French batterie, a derivative of batre, battre ‘beat’ (from which English also gets batter [14]). The ultimate source of this,&#8230; …

    Word origins

  • 19discharge — dis•charge v. [[t]dɪsˈtʃɑrdʒ[/t]] n. [[t]ˈdɪs tʃɑrdʒ, dɪsˈtʃɑrdʒ[/t]] v. charged, charg•ing, n. 1) to relieve of a charge or load; unload: to discharge a ship[/ex] 2) to remove or send forth: They discharged the cargo at New York[/ex] 3) mil to&#8230; …

    From formal English to slang

  • 20battery — noun (plural batteries) 1》 a container consisting of one or more cells, in which chemical energy is converted into electricity and used as a source of power. 2》 an extensive series or range of things. 3》 Brit. a series of small cages for the&#8230; …

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