/ Dictionary / Index B battement: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: batte•ment Pronunciation: (bat'munt Fr. bat&supschwa&sylpmän'), [key] — pl. -ments a movement in which the dancer lifts one leg to the front, side, or back, and returns it to the supporting leg. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. battel batten Related Content Daily Word Quiz: cetacean Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language