- Voltaic battery
- Voltaic Vol*ta"ic, a. [Cf. F. volta["i]que, It. voltaico.]
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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.
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2. Of or pertaining to voltaism, or voltaic electricity; as, voltaic induction; the voltaic arc. [1913 Webster]
Note: See the Note under {Galvanism}. [1913 Webster]
{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. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
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voltaic battery — n. Elec. 1. a battery composed of voltaic cells 2. VOLTAIC CELL … English World dictionary
voltaic battery — noun battery consisting of a number of voltaic cells arranged in series or parallel (Freq. 2) • Syn: ↑galvanic battery • Hypernyms: ↑battery, ↑electric battery • Hyponyms: ↑dry battery, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
voltaic battery — Galvanic Gal*van ic, a. [From Galvani, a professor of physiology at Bologna, on account of his connection (about 1780) with the discovery of dynamical or current electricity: cf. F. galvanique.] Of or pertaining to, or exhibiting the phenomena of … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
voltaic battery — noun A battery; a voltaic cell … Wiktionary
voltaic battery — /vɒlˌteɪɪk ˈbætri/ (say vol.tayik batree) noun a source of electric current consisting of one or more voltaic cells; an electric battery … Australian English dictionary
voltaic battery — Elect. battery (def. 1a). [1805 15] * * * … Universalium
Voltaic — Vol*ta ic, a. [Cf. F. volta[ i]que, It. voltaico.] [1913 Webster] 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;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Voltaic arc — Voltaic Vol*ta ic, a. [Cf. F. volta[ i]que, It. voltaico.] [1913 Webster] 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;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Voltaic circuit — Voltaic Vol*ta ic, a. [Cf. F. volta[ i]que, It. voltaico.] [1913 Webster] 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;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Voltaic couple — Voltaic Vol*ta ic, a. [Cf. F. volta[ i]que, It. voltaico.] [1913 Webster] 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;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
