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cross-battery

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.40 in modern English

Syllables
cross--bat-tery
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

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.

noun

A pair of batteries commanding the same spot from different directions.

Etymology

From cross- + battery.

Inflected Forms

cross-batteries (plural)

Questions

What does cross-battery mean?
The use of information from multiple batteries of tests in order to guide diagnostic decisions and to gain a fuller picture of an individual.
Where does cross-battery come from?
From cross- + battery.

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