volunteers of america

Английский Язык - Английский Язык

Определение volunteers of america в Английский Язык Английский Язык словарь: a non-profit organization that helps people in the US who need it, for example children who have been treated badly by their parents, families that do not have enough money, people who do not have a home, and old people who are too weak to take care of themselves. It also gives some medical care and helps people get homes that are not too expensive; A religious and philanthropic organization, similar to the Salvation Army, founded (1896) by Commander and Mrs; Ballington Booth; That form of electricity which is developed by the chemical action between metals and different liquids; voltaic electricity; also, the science which treats of this form of electricity; called also galvanism, from Galvani, on account of his experiments showing the remarkable influence of this agent on animals; An instrument for m; The theories or practice of Voltaire; Of or relating to Voltaire, the French author; Of or pertaining to voltaism, or voltaic electricity; as, voltaic induction; the voltaic arc