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battery-powered

battery-powered

9 3.1
A device that works using one or more batteries
  • adjective
  • /ˈbætəriˌpaʊərd/
translation icon : a batería
  • ANVT's compact battery-powered NQ100 system is composed of a lightweight open-back headset and a pocket-size control case.
  • battery-powered pump
  • battery-powered device
  • battery-powered unit

This is a very cheap battery powered RFID lock.

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Examples

  • This battery-powered lamp is perfect for camping trips because it does not need to be plugged in.

  • First you will need some battery powered fairy lights, a glass vase and also some extra baubles.

  • It's it's electric, it's battery powered, you know, pretty interesting, right?

  • This is a very cheap battery powered RFID lock.

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  • In the gardening section of the hardware store, she found a battery-powered bluebird.

    Fiction book (2000)

  • And because they're battery powered, it saves so much work in rigging.

  • On the workbench was a large battery-powered saw, lying amidst all the hand tools Harysen used in his work.

    Fiction book (1997)

  • Chrysler will soon introduce the world to its very first battery-powered vehicle, the Fiat 500e.

    Blog text (32)

  • Sal Fusco and Bernie Blue are inside the truck drilling into the wall using a heavy-duty battery-powered drill.

    Fiction book (1995)

  • TreBay Medical Corporation introduces the first battery-powered drill with the power and versatility of expensive microsurgical drill systems.

    Academic text (1995)

Synonyms

cordless
vsbattery-powered
1 3.0

A device that works without a cord and uses a battery

is powered by one or more internal cells rather than by mains

Antonyms

plug-in
  • Specialized
9 3.5

A vehicle or device you can connect to electricity to charge its battery

all-mains
  • Archaic
8.7

Able to work on different household voltages in many countries

How Powered

all-mains
  • Archaic
8.7
powered
3.5
battery-powered
9 3.1
unpowered
1 4.4

Surface Forms

battery-powered positive

Morphology

battery-powered = battery + powered (transparent) = battery + powered

A clear compound of 'battery' + 'powered' meaning 'operated by batteries', which is directly inferable from its parts.

Etymology

Battery-powered describes something that runs on a battery, a small unit that gives 'power' or 'energy'. So if a lamp is battery-powered, it works because the battery gives the energy and you do not need a plug.