pile
1
8.7
- noun
- /paɪl/
- Archaic
:
pila voltaica
- In 1800, Alessandro Volta invented the pile, which was the first true electric battery that could generate a steady flow of electricity.
- voltaic pile
He built this the, the, the voltaic part, he built this pile bigger and bigger.
- He built this the, the, the voltaic part, he built this pile bigger and bigger.
Examples
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And just as in a stream, where the measure of the amount of water flowing is called a current, so the electricity flowing out of the pile became known as an electrical current.
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A new era had started in 1800, when Alessandro Volta demonstrated an electric pile, which was a battery that produced electricity directly from a chemical reaction between two different metals.
Academic text (2000) -
The pile developed by Volta consists of multiple voltaic cells connected in series, showcasing the principle of electrochemistry.
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Scientists celebrated the invention of the pile because it provided a reliable source of electric current for experiments.
Synonyms
A simple early battery made from stacked metal discs like zinc and copper
An early battery made of stacked metal plates with wet material between them
A group of cells that make electricity by chemical reactions
A set of cells that make electricity when chemicals react
Idioms
Compounds
2
3.7
A road accident where several cars crash into each other, often after one car hits another
- Specialized
1
6.8
A heavy machine that drives long posts into the ground for building foundations
- Specialized
1
9.9
Many particle collisions that overlap in a detector and make signals unclear
- Specialized
A heavy construction machine that uses a diesel engine to drive piles into the ground
- Archaic
An early battery made of stacked metal plates with wet material between them
- Specialized
A long flat piece of metal, wood, or concrete driven into the ground to hold back soil and water
- Specialized
A row of long metal or concrete posts placed side by side to hold back soil and water
- Specialized
A construction machine that uses strong, fast shaking to push or pull long posts into the ground
How Powerful
- Specialized
19
3.5
- Specialized
2
3.9
- Specialized
691
2.9
- Archaic
1
8.7
- Specialized
148
3.9
Surface Forms
Etymology
Pile for an early battery comes from Volta, who named his stack of metal discs a 'pile' because the cells were piled up, and that word came to mean a battery.