voltaic
- adjective
- /voʊlˈteɪɪk/
- Specialized
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voltaico
- In school, we learned how a voltaic battery works to power small devices.
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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He built this the, the, the voltaic part, he built this pile bigger and bigger.
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Using a voltaic pile, he began to apply an electric current to the dead man's body.
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This is that very voltaic pile that Faraday received from Volta.
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The scientist demonstrated the effects of the voltaic cell by lighting a small bulb.
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The new voltaic panels convert sunlight into electric energy efficiently.
Synonyms
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6.3
How electricity and chemical reactions affect each other
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Relating to making electricity by a chemical reaction like in a battery
That makes or moves electric current, for example a battery
Compounds
- Specialized
A device that makes electricity from a reaction between two metals and cannot be charged again
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word voltaic comes from the name Volta, after the Italian scientist Alessandro Volta who invented the first electric battery called the voltaic pile. The same root appears in volt and voltage, so voltaic means 'relating to electricity produced by chemical action'.