voltaic

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Of or pertaining to Gur languages of Africa, from Niger-Congo family
Of or pertaining to Alessandro Volta or his work
Of or pertaining to Burkina Faso, previously known as Upper Volta
producing electricity by chemical action
of, or related to electricity; galvanic
{a} pertaining to Volta, the inventor of the pile for exhibiting Galvanism
{i} Gur, group of languages spoken in western Africa, subgroup of the Niger-Congo family of languages
pertaining to or producing electric current by chemical action; "a galvanic cell"; "a voltaic (or galvanic) couple
pertaining to or producing electric current by chemical action; "a galvanic cell"; "a voltaic (or galvanic) couple"
Of or pertaining to voltaism, or voltaic electricity; as, voltaic induction; the voltaic arc
a group of Niger-Congo languages spoken primarily in southeastern Mali and northern Ghana
{s} of or related to voltage
Of or pertaining to Alessandro Volta, who first devised apparatus for developing electric currents by chemical action, and established this branch of electric science; discovered by Volta; as, voltaic electricity
voltaic batteries
plural form of voltaic battery
voltaic battery
A battery; a voltaic cell
voltaic cell
A cell, such as in a battery, in which an irreversible chemical reaction generates electricity; a cell that cannot be recharged
voltaic cells
plural form of voltaic cell
voltaic couple
The pair of plates (made of different metals or other conductive materials), and separated by an electrolyte, which form a voltaic cell (in a battery, for example)
voltaic couples
plural form of voltaic couple
voltaic battery
An electric battery composed of a primary cell or cells
voltaic battery
battery consisting of a number of voltaic cells arranged in series or parallel
voltaic cell
an electric cell that generates an electromotive force by an irreversible conversion of chemical to electrical energy; cannot be recharged
voltaic couple
Two dissimilar conductors in contact or in the same electrolytic solution, resulting in a difference of potential between them. Also called galvanic couple
voltaic pile
battery consisting of voltaic cells arranged in series; the earliest electric battery devised by Volta
voltaic pile
A source of electricity consisting of a number of alternating disks of two different metals separated by acid-moistened pads, forming primary cells connected in series
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