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pila — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • battery noun A device that stores and supplies electrical power, made of one or more cells.
  • cell noun The smallest basic unit of a living organism, capable of growing and reproducing itself.
  • heap noun A pile of things gathered or thrown together.
  • pile noun A number of things heaped or stacked on top of each other.

Senses

pila is used for these senses in English:

  • battery (electrical, electronics, countable) A device used to power electric devices, consisting of one or more electrically connected electrochemical cells or (archaically) electrostatic cells.
  • heap (computing) A data structure consisting of trees in which each node is greater than all its children.

battery — full definition

  1. noun A device that stores and supplies electrical power, made of one or more cells.
  2. noun A legal term for unlawfully touching or striking another person.
  3. noun A group of similar things, especially artillery guns, arranged or used together.

cell — full definition

  1. noun The smallest basic unit of a living organism, capable of growing and reproducing itself.
  2. noun A small locked room in a prison or police station.
  3. noun A device that stores electrical energy, used alone or grouped into a battery.
  4. noun A small group forming part of a larger, often secretive, organization.

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