Crossword clues for voltaic
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Voltaic \Vol*ta"ic\, a. [Cf. F. volta["i]que, It. voltaico.]
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.
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Of or pertaining to voltaism, or voltaic electricity; as, voltaic induction; the voltaic arc.
Note: See the Note under Galvanism.
Voltaic arc, a luminous arc, of intense brilliancy, formed between carbon points as electrodes by the passage of a powerful voltaic current.
Voltaic battery, an apparatus variously constructed, consisting of a series of plates or pieces of dissimilar metals, as copper and zinc, arranged in pairs, and subjected to the action of a saline or acid solution, by which a current of electricity is generated whenever the two poles, or ends of the series, are connected by a conductor; a galvanic battery. See Battery, 4. (b), and Note.
Voltaic circuit. See under Circuit.
Voltaic couple or Voltaic element, a single pair of the connected plates of a battery.
Voltaic electricity. See the Note under Electricity.
Voltaic pile, a kind of voltaic battery consisting of alternate disks of dissimilar metals, separated by moistened cloth or paper. See 5th Pile.
Voltaic protection of metals, the protection of a metal exposed to the corrosive action of sea water, saline or acid liquids, or the like, by associating it with a metal which is positive to it, as when iron is galvanized, or coated with zinc.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1813, designating electricity produced by chemical action, formed in recognition of Italian physicist Alessandro Volta (1745-1827), who perfected a chemical process used in electrical batteries, + -ic.
Wiktionary
a. 1 of or relating to electricity 2 producing electricity by chemical action
WordNet
adj. pertaining to or producing electric current by chemical action; "a galvanic cell"; "a voltaic (or galvanic) couple" [syn: galvanic]
Wikipedia
Voltaïc refers to five separate releases of related material from musician Björk's seventh studio album Volta. The full version of the release includes a CD of eleven songs performed live at the Olympic Studios, a DVD of Björk's live performances in Paris and Reykjavík during the Volta tour, a second DVD of the Volta music videos as well as videos of the top ten runners-up from the " Innocence" video contest, and a second CD of remixes from Volta's singles. The worldwide release date of all editions was 23 June 2009. The artwork was nominated for an award at the 2010 Brit Insurance Design Awards.
Usage examples of "voltaic".
Mazarin bounded in his bed as if he had been put in relation with a Leyden jar or a voltaic pile, at the same time that a surprise, or rather a manifest disappointment, inflamed his features with such a blaze of anger, that Louis XIV.
He patted her hand, his thoughts already drifting back to his experiments as his gaze shifted back to the Voltaic pile.
Does not the voltaic pile continue to sleep while current is drawn off?
On either side innumerable huge Leyden jars stood ranged in rows, tier topping tier, while above them were columns of Voltaic cells.
In 1799, Alessandro Volta created the first electrical battery, known as the Voltaic cell.
It consists of a coil of copper wire, insulated by being covered with silk, surrounded by another coil of fine wire, also insulated, in which a momentary current is induced when a current is passed through the inner coil from a voltaic battery.
Ferrin looked as if the weight of the entire voltaic pile was still settled on his shoulders, Cybelline sought to distract him.
He acknowledged that Cybelline might not have understood the danger, but Lily had been present when he had demonstrated the voltaic pile to the boys and told them the tale of Benjamin Franklin, the kite, the key, and the lightning storm.
He patted her hand, his thoughts already drifting back to his experiments as his gaze shifted back to the Voltaic pile.