cross-battery

noun

The use of information from multiple batteries of tests in order to guide diagnostic decisions and to gain a fuller picture of an individual.

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Meanings

nouncross-battery (plural cross-batteries)

plural cross-batteries

  1. human sciencesThe use of information from multiple batteries of tests in order to guide diagnostic decisions and to gain a fuller picture of an individual.
  2. in pluralgovernmentA pair of batteries commanding the same spot from different directions.

Origin

From cross- + battery.

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APA

cross-battery. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cross-battery

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“cross-battery.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cross-battery. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cross-battery,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cross-battery.

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