Batch
/bรฆtอกส/
The meaning and definition of Batch, with examples, synonyms, and a word game to make it stick.
Definition
noun
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The quantity of bread or other baked goods baked at one time.
โWe made a batch of cookies to take to the party.โ
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(by extension) A quantity of anything produced at one operation.
โWe poured a bucket of water in at the top, and the ice-maker dispensed a batch of ice-cubes at the bottom.โ
adjective
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Of a process, operating for a defined set of conditions, and then halting.
โThe plant had two batch assembly lines for packaging, as well as a continuous feed production line.โ
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Antonyms
continuous
Origin
From Middle English bache, from Old English bรฆcce, from Old English bacan.
Source: Etymological Wordnet (CC BY-SA 3.0)
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