Definitions

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  • adjective Without batteries.

Etymologies

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battery +‎ -less

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Examples

  • The short answer is no _ because the chips in PASS cards and EDLs are "passive," or batteryless, meaning they rely on the energy of readers to power up.

    Latest News Headlines - CBS News 2009

  • The short answer is no - because the chips in PASS cards and EDLs are "passive," or batteryless, meaning they rely on the energy of readers to power up.

    Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 Todd Lewan 2009

  • The short answer is no _ because the chips in PASS cards and EDLs are "passive," or batteryless, meaning they rely on the energy of readers to power up.

    unknown title 2009

  • The short answer is no - because the chips in PASS cards and EDLs are "passive," or batteryless, meaning they rely on the energy of readers to power up.

    Alanat News 2009

  • Seems like finding a battery (and some systems are even batteryless) would be easier than trying to locate a source of percussion caps, primers, or their contents (lead azide, sodium perchlorate).

    Electrifying Muzzleloaders: CVA's New Electronic Ignition System 2007

  • I wish I could sit on youtube for hours, chuckling at yet more minto/coke related shenanigans, but instead, I find myself wondering why I've bought a batteryless hand-crank torch, or a clock shaped like R2D2.

    I'm a lazy arse. Fathorse 2008

  • What color is your watch? mother of pearl and silver face, black strap – Citizens batteryless ecodrive

    Saturday Meme – thinkers « The Life and Times of Organic Mama 2008

  • Last week, we met Andrea Fleeks, a tech journalist; Lionel Kettlewell, a brazen Silicon Valley VC; and Rat-Toothed Freddy, a sleazy UK tabloid tech journalist, and learned that Kettlewell had bought up and liquidated Kodak and Duracell, two companies that have no place in a filmless, batteryless twenty-first century.

    Boing Boing: September 18, 2005 - September 24, 2005 Archives 2005

  • A few models are suitable for either battery charging or batteryless grid-tied connection.

    Wind Turbine Buyer’s Guide 2007

  • The review has information on 19 different small wind turbines ranging from 7 feet to 56 feet in diameter, including systems for battery charging, as well as batteryless grid-tie systems.

    Wind Turbine Buyer’s Guide 2007

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