c battery
n · noun
Simple meaning
The a standard size of dry cell battery usually used in medium-drain applications such as toys, flashlights, and musical instruments.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
seebatereeSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈsiˈbætɚi
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
n
The (C size battery or R14 battery) a standard size of dry cell battery typically used in medium-drain applications such as toys, flashlights, and musical instruments.
noun
Battery used to maintain the grid potential in a vacuum tube
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: The (C size battery or R14 battery) a standard size of dry cell battery typically used in medium-drain applications such as toys, flashlights, and musical instruments.
Used this way, c battery is a specialist word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. This is a musical use: it is everyday language among musicians and listeners, and specialised outside that.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Specialist/technical
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Specialized
- Connotation
- Clinical and technical
- Usage feel
- Technical and specialized
Where it naturally appears
- Music/performance
- Arts writing
- Technical/specialist writing
Usage note
In general conversation this sense usually needs explaining — outside its field, people reach for a plainer word.
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