Voltaic+electricity
11Voltaic element — 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;… …
12Voltaic pile — 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;… …
13Voltaic protection of metals — 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;… …
14Electricity — E lec*tric i*ty ([=e] l[e^]k*tr[i^]s [i^]*t[y^]), n.; pl. {Electricities} ([=e] l[e^]k*tr[i^]s [i^]*t[i^]z). [Cf. F. [ e]lectricit[ e]. See {Electric}.] 1. (Physics) a property of certain of the fundamental particles of which matter is composed,… …
15Electricity — (from the Greek word ήλεκτρον, (elektron), meaning amber, and finally from New Latin ēlectricus , amber like ) is a general term that encompasses a variety of phenomena resulting from the presence and flow of electric charge. These include many… …
16voltaic — [väl tā′ik] adj. [after VOLTA1 Conte Alessandro + IC] 1. designating or of electricity produced by chemical action; galvanic 2. used in so producing electricity …
17Voltaic cell — can denote:* Galvanic cell * Voltaic pile * Electric Cellee also*battery (electricity) *fuel cell …
18voltaic — 1813, designating electricity produced by chemical action, formed in recognition of Italian physicist Alessandro Volta (1745 1827), who perfected a chemical process used in electrical batteries, + IC (Cf. ic) …
19voltaic — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ referring to electricity produced by chemical action in a primary battery; galvanic …
20Voltaic pile — A copper zinc voltaic pile. A voltaic pile on disp …
