What is "voltaic battery"

Galvanic \Gal*van"ic\, a. [From Galvani, a professor of physiology at Bologna, on account of his connection (about 1780) with the discovery of dynamical or current electricity: cf. F. galvanique.] Of or pertaining to, or exhibiting the phenomena of, galvanism; employing or producing electrical currents.

Galvanic battery (Elec.), an apparatus for generating electrical currents by the mutual action of certain liquids and metals; -- now usually called voltaic battery. See Battery.

Galvanic circuit or Galvanic circle. (Elec.) See under Circuit.

Galvanic pile (Elec.), the voltaic pile. See under Voltaic.

n. (context archaic English) A battery; a voltaic cell.

n. battery consisting of a number of voltaic cells arranged in series or parallel [syn: galvanic battery]