Associations to the word «Voltaic»

Wiktionary

VOLTAIC, adjective. Of or relating to electricity
VOLTAIC, adjective. Producing electricity by chemical action
VOLTAIC, adjective. Of or pertaining to Alessandro Volta or his work.
VOLTAIC, adjective. Of or pertaining to Burkina Faso, previously known as Upper Volta
VOLTAIC, adjective. Of or pertaining to Gur languages of Africa, from Niger-Congo family.
VOLTAIC, noun. A person from Upper Volta
VOLTAIC BATTERIES, noun. Plural of voltaic battery
VOLTAIC BATTERY, noun. (archaic) A battery; a voltaic cell.
VOLTAIC CELL, noun. A cell, such as in a battery, in which an irreversible chemical reaction generates electricity; a cell that cannot be recharged
VOLTAIC CELLS, noun. Plural of voltaic cell
VOLTAIC COUPLE, noun. The pair of plates (made of different metals or other conductive materials), and separated by an electrolyte, which form a voltaic cell (in a battery, for example).
VOLTAIC COUPLES, noun. Plural of voltaic couple

Dictionary definition

VOLTAIC, noun. A group of Niger-Congo languages spoken primarily in southeastern Mali and northern Ghana.
VOLTAIC, adjective. Pertaining to or producing electric current by chemical action; "a galvanic cell"; "a voltaic (or galvanic) couple".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats