battery

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I am in Australia, I have not charged my phone for 10 hours, I have 3G AND wireless on and I just went out in my car and used Bluetooth, I have made 1.5 hours of calls the battery is about 2 / 3rds full. (my iPhone is 2 months old).

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  1. noun The act of beating or pounding.
  2. noun Law The unlawful and unwanted touching or striking of one person by another, with the intention of bringing about a harmful or offensive contact.
  3. noun An emplacement for one or more pieces of artillery.
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  • She could scarcely believe her eyes, for the battery was a new one put in that morning. —  Lonesome Road - Patricia Wentworth - Miss Silver 03: 1939
  • By monitoring the voltage I mean the camera can detect an abnormally fast voltage drop against its usage that might mean a defective or damaged battery - naturally it cannot detect if the battery is about to get white hot and set fire to the camera, but hey the user was warned and the warranty invalidated. —  Slashdot
  • Conventional batteries experience power dissipation as soon as the battery is assembled, but mPhase has eliminated this issue by separating the electrolytes from the electrodes. —  Nano Tech Wire
  • This battery is able to store, weight-for-weight, and it can be recharged in just a few hours. —  Jalopnik
  • Then she told me my warranty for the battery is already expired because it follows the first battery's warranty period, which was 12 months from the date of purchase. —  CincauHangus.com
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  1. Middle English batri, forged metal ware, from Old French baterie, a beating, from batre, to batter; see batter1.

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  1. Early modern English also batery, batterie, from French batterie (= Provencal bataria = Spanish Portuguese bateria = Italian batteria; Middle Latin batteria), a beating, battery, from battre, beat: see batter and -ery.
 

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