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- English Word Volta-electric Definition Of or pertaining to voltaic electricity, or voltaism.
- English Word Volta-electrometer Definition An instrument for the exact measurement of electric currents.
- English Word Voltage Definition Electric potential or potential difference, expressed in volts.
- English Word Voltagraphy Definition In electrotypy, the act or art of copying, in metals deposited by electrolytic action, a form or pattern which is made the negative electrode.
- English Word Voltaic Definition 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.
- English Word Voltaic Definition Of or pertaining to voltaism, or voltaic electricity; as, voltaic induction; the voltaic arc.
- English Word Voltairean Definition Of or relating to Voltaire, the French author.
- English Word Voltairism Definition The theories or practice of Voltaire.
- English Word Voltaism Definition 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.
- English Word Voltameter Definition An instrument for measuring the voltaic electricity passing through it, by its effect in decomposing water or some other chemical compound acting as an electrolyte.
- English Word Voltaplast Definition A form of voltaic, or galvanic, battery suitable for use electrotyping.
- English Word Voltatype Definition An electrotype.
- English Word Volte Definition of Volta
- English Word Volti Definition Turn, that is, turn over the leaf.
- English Word Voltigeur Definition A tumbler; a leaper or vaulter.
- English Word Voltigeur Definition One of a picked company of irregular riflemen in each regiment of the French infantry.
- English Word Voltmeter Definition An instrument for measuring in volts the differences of potential between different points of an electrical circuit.
- English Word Voltzite Definition An oxysulphide of lead occurring in implanted spherical globules of a yellowish or brownish color; -- called also voltzine.
- English Word Volubilate Definition Alt. of Volubile
- English Word Volubile Definition Turning, or whirling; winding; twining; voluble.