cross-battery

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From cross- +‎ battery.

Noun[edit]

cross-battery (plural cross-batteries)

  1. (psychology) The use of information from multiple batteries of tests in order to guide diagnostic decisions and to gain a fuller picture of an individual.
  2. (military, in the plural) A pair of batteries commanding the same spot from different directions.