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battery-powered

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Fitted with a battery or batteries, which provide the power to operate the device.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective satellite

Meaning 2

powered by one or more electric batteries

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a battery-powered radio

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From battery + powered.

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Danish: batteridrevet — powered by battery
  • Finnish: akkukäyttöinen — powered by battery
  • Finnish: akkutoiminen — powered by battery
  • Finnish: akulla toimiva — powered by battery
  • French: sur batterie — powered by battery
  • French: à piles — powered by battery
  • German: batteriebetrieben — powered by battery
  • Norwegian Bokmål: batteridrevet — powered by battery
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: batteridriven — powered by battery
  • Polish: akumulatorowy — powered by battery
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