noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   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. 2
   A pair of batteries commanding the same spot from different directions. in-plural

Etymology

From cross- + battery.

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