Meaning of VOLTA
| Pronunciation: | | 'vowltu
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| | Definition: | | [n] Italian physicist after whom the volt is named; studied electric currents and invented the voltaic pile (1745-1827) |
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| | Synonyms: | | Conte Alessandro Giuseppe Antonio Anastasio Volta, Conte Alessandro Volta, Count Alessandro Volta |
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| | See Also: | | physicist | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Vol"ta\, n.; pl. {Volte}. [It. volta a turn, turning, a
time. See {Volt} a tread.] (Mus.)
A turning; a time; -- chiefly used in phrases signifying that
the part is to be repeated one, two, or more times; as, una
volta, once. Seconda volta, second time, points to certain
modifications in the close of a repeated strain.
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