local battery

noun

In telegraphy, the source of power that actuates the telegraphic station recording instruments, as distinguished from the source of power that furnishes current to the line.

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Meanings

nounlocal battery (plural local batteries)

plural local batteries

  1. In telegraphy, the source of power that actuates the telegraphic station recording instruments, as distinguished from the source of power that furnishes current to the line.
  2. In telephony, a source of local power for a telephone instrument, as opposed to being powered from the central office.

Translations

Finnish paikallisparisto
  • paikallisparistoA source of local power for a telephone instrument
German Sprechstellenschaltung
  • SprechstellenschaltungA source of local power for a telephone instrument
Cite this entry
APA

local battery. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/local%20battery

MLA

“local battery.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/local%20battery. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “local battery,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/local%20battery.

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