AA battery

noun

: a battery that is typically used in small electronic devices and that is standardized at 51 mm in length and roughly 14 mm in diameter

called also AA, AA cell, double-A, double-A battery

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More than 40,000 shoppers have purchased the set of AA batteries in the past month alone. Melissa Epifano, People.com, 27 Dec. 2024 And the quantity cutoff is incredibly low; with fentanyl, it’s set at 40 grams, about the weight of eight nickels or two AA batteries. Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, Orlando Sentinel, 16 Dec. 2024 Each sensor also needs two AA batteries (provided). Boutayna Chokrane, WIRED, 3 Dec. 2024 Open the shell to reveal the sea star and watch the necklace light up (three AA batteries included). Quincy Bulin, Parents, 22 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for AA battery 

Word History

First Known Use

1961, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of AA battery was in 1961

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“AA battery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/AA%20battery. Accessed 9 Jan. 2025.

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