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Webster 1913 Edition

Voltaic

Vol-ta′ic

,
Adj.
[Cf. F.
voltaïque
, It.
voltaico
.]
1.
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
.
2.
Of or pertaining to voltaism, or voltaic electricity;
as,
voltaic
induction; the
voltaic
arc.
☞ See the Note under
Galvanism
.
Voltaic arc
,
a luminous arc, of intense brilliancy, formed between carbon points as electrodes by the passage of a powerful voltaic current.
–
Voltaic battery
,
an apparatus variously constructed, consisting of a series of plates or pieces of dissimilar metals, as copper and zinc, arranged in pairs, and subjected to the action of a saline or acid solution, by which a current of electricity is generated whenever the two poles, or ends of the series, are connected by a conductor; a galvanic battery. See
Battery
, 4.
(b)
, and Note.
–
Voltaic circuit
.
See under
Circuit
.
–
Voltaic couple
or
Voltaic element
,
a single pair of the connected plates of a battery.
–
Voltaic electricity
.
See the Note under
Electricity
.
–
Voltaic pile
,
a kind of voltaic battery consisting of alternate disks of dissimilar metals, separated by moistened cloth or paper. See 5th
Pile
.
–
Voltaic protection of metals
,
the protection of a metal exposed to the corrosive action of sea water, saline or acid liquids, or the like, by associating it with a metal which is positive to it, as when iron is galvanized, or coated with zinc.

Webster 1828 Edition

Voltaic

VOLTA'IC

,
Adj.
Pertaining to Volta, the discoverer of voltaism; as the voltaic pile.
Volatic apparatus, the apparatus used for accumulating galvanic electricity. the agent itself is denominated galvanism, after its discoverer Galvani, while the instruments used for exciting and accumulating it, are called voltaic, in honor of Volta, who first contrived this kind of apparatus.
Voltaic pile, a column formed by successive pairs of metallic disks, as silver and zink, with moistened cloth between every two contiguous pairs.
Voltaic battery, the larger forms of voltaic apparatus, used for accumulating galvanic electricity.

Definition 2024

Voltaic

Voltaic

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English

Adjective

Voltaic ‎(not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to Alessandro Volta or his work.

Etymology 2

Volta +‎ -ic

Adjective

Voltaic ‎(not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to Burkina Faso, previously known as Upper Volta
  2. Of or pertaining to Gur languages of Africa, from Niger-Congo family.
Synonyms

(Upper Volta):

Noun

Voltaic ‎(plural Voltaics)

  1. A person from Upper Volta
Synonyms

voltaic

voltaic

See also: Voltaic

English

Adjective

voltaic ‎(comparative more voltaic, superlative most voltaic)

  1. of or relating to electricity
  2. producing electricity by chemical action

Synonyms

(electricity):

Derived terms

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Etymology

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