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batch¹
- /bæt͡ʃ/
Rhymes with -ætʃ
Where it comes from
From Middle English bach, bache, bahche, from Old English *bæċċ (“something baked”), of uncertain origin, but possibly from Proto-West Germanic *bakku, from Proto-Germanic *bakkuz (“baking, baked goods”), cognate with Middle High German becke (“something baked, pastry, baking, bakery”). Related also to Old English bacan (“to bake”), Old English ġebæc (“something baked”), Dutch gebak, German Gebäck, Dutch baksel.
noun batches
- The quantity of bread or other baked goods baked at one time. We made a batch of cookies to take to the party.
- A quantity of anything produced at one operation. We poured a bucket of water in at the top, and the ice-maker dispensed a batch of ice-cubes at the bottom.
- A group or collection of things of the same kind, such as a batch of letters or the next batch of business. c. 1710-1720, Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, Epistle to Lord Hervey on the King's Birthday a new batch of Lords
- A group of bakers. A batch of bakers came to Copenhagen from Vienna, Austria, upon request.
- A set of data to be processed at one time. The system throttled itself to batches of 50 requests at a time to keep the thread count under control.
- A graduating class; school class. She was the valedictorian of Batch ’73.
- A bread roll.
- The process of baking. Except the baker doe his part also in the batch.
verb batches · batching · batched
- To aggregate things together into a batch. The contractor batched the purchase orders for the entire month into one statement.
- To handle a set of input data or requests as a batch process. The purchase requests for the day were stored in a queue and batched for printing the next morning.
adjective
- Of a process, operating for a defined set of conditions, and then halting. The plant had two batch assembly lines for packaging, as well as a continuous feed production line.
Opposite: continuous
batch²
- /bæt͡ʃ/
Rhymes with -ætʃ
Where it comes from
From Middle English bache, bæcche, from Old English bæċ, beċe (“brook, stream”). Doublet of beck. More at beach.
noun batches · baiche
- A bank; a sandbank.
- A field or patch of ground lying near a stream; the dale in which a stream flows.
batch³
- /bæt͡ʃ/
Rhymes with -ætʃ
Where it comes from
Clipping of bachelor (“unmarried adult male”).
verb batches · batching · batched
- To live as a bachelor temporarily, of a married man or someone virtually married. I am batching next week when my wife visits her sister.
Batch⁴
Where it comes from
Variant of Bach.
proper noun Batches
- A surname.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: pot, stack, hatful, spate, peck, wad, flock, raft, clutch, pile, slew, heap, mickle, lot, muckle, mass
adjective
Opposite: continuous
Translations
Every language
noun quantity of baked goods made at one time
| Español | hornada, tanda, horneada |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | ひと焼き分 hitoyaki-bun |
| Português | fornada |
| Français | fournée |
| Deutsch | Liefermenge, Stapel |
| Italiano | infornata |
| Русский | па́ртия pártija, по́рция pórcija |
| Tiếng Việt | mẻ |
noun group or collection of things of the same kind
| Español | lote, juego |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 束 taba, 群れ mure |
| Português | lote, lotes, jogo, jogos |
| Français | jeu |
| Deutsch | Partie, Satz |
| Italiano | serie |
| Română | șarjă |
| Русский | па́ртия pártija, паке́т pakét, по́рция pórcija |
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