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Upper Volta
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A turning; a time; -- chiefly used in phrases signifying that the part is to be repeated
A turning point or point of change in a poem, most commonly a sonnet
{i} large river flowing from Ghana in central Africa south towards the Gulf of Guinea; family name; Alessandro Volta (1745-1827), Italian scientist, inventor of the voltaic pile, man after whom the volt is named
Upper Volta Volta River Volta Alessandro Giuseppe Antonio Anastasio Volta Lake White Volta River
Italian physicist after whom the volt is named; studied electric currents and invented the voltaic pile (1745-1827)
Seconda volta, second time, points to certain modifications in the close of a repeated strain
A turning; a time; chiefly used in phrases signifying that the part is to be repeated one, two, or more times; as, una volta, once
{i} turn, time (Music)
Volta River
River, Ghana, western Africa. The nation's chief river, it flows from Lake Volta and receives the Black Volta and the White Volta rivers. It flows southward through Ghana to the Bight of Benin in the Gulf of Guinea. The river system is 1,000 mi (1,600 km) long
Upper Volta
Former name of Burkina Faso
Alessandro Giuseppe Antonio Anastasio Volta
born Feb. 18, 1745, Como, Lombardy died March 5, 1827, Como Italian scientist. In 1775 he invented the electrophorus, a device used to generate static electricity. He taught physics at the University of Pavia (1779-1804). After Luigi Galvani in 1780 produced an electric current by connecting two different metals with the muscle of a frog, Volta began experimenting in 1794 with metals alone and found that animal tissue was not needed to produce current. He demonstrated the first electric battery in 1800. In 1801 he demonstrated the battery's generation of current before Napoleon, who made him a count and senator of the kingdom of Lombardy. In 1815 he was appointed director of the philosophical faculty at the University of Padua. The volt was named in his honour in 1881
Alessandro Volta
v. born Feb. 18, 1745, Como, Lombardy died March 5, 1827, Como Italian scientist. In 1775 he invented the electrophorus, a device used to generate static electricity. He taught physics at the University of Pavia (1779-1804). After Luigi Galvani in 1780 produced an electric current by connecting two different metals with the muscle of a frog, Volta began experimenting in 1794 with metals alone and found that animal tissue was not needed to produce current. He demonstrated the first electric battery in 1800. In 1801 he demonstrated the battery's generation of current before Napoleon, who made him a count and senator of the kingdom of Lombardy. In 1815 he was appointed director of the philosophical faculty at the University of Padua. The volt was named in his honour in 1881
Alessandro Volta
{i} (1745-1827) Italian scientist, inventor of the voltaic pile, man after whom the volt is named
Lake Volta
v. Lake, Ghana. One of the world's largest artificial lakes, it was formed in 1965 when the Akosombo Dam dammed the Volta River and created a reservoir that extends about 250 mi (400 km) upstream to beyond the former confluence of the Black Volta and White Volta rivers. It covers 3,283 sq mi (8,502 sq km), or 3.6% of Ghana's area. It is a major fishing ground and provides irrigation water for farmland in the Accra plains. The dam generates enough hydroelectric power to supply most of Ghana's electricity needs
Upper Volta
former name of Burkina Faso (country in western Africa)
Upper Volta
the former name for Burkina Faso
White Volta River
River, Burkina Faso and Ghana, western Africa. It rises in Burkina Faso (where it is known as the Nakanbe) and flows southwest for about 400 mi (640 km) to empty into Lake Volta in Ghana. It is a headstream of the Volta River
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