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cross-battery

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

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noun

Meaning 1

The use of information from multiple batteries of tests in order to guide diagnostic decisions and to gain a fuller picture of an individual.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: human-sciences, psychology, sciences

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noun

Meaning 2

A pair of batteries commanding the same spot from different directions.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: in-plural

Topics: government, military, politics, war

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History

Etymology

From cross- + battery.