voltaic meaning: definition, etymology and quotations

voltaic

adjalso spelled Voltaic

UK /vɒlˈteɪ.ɪk/ · CA, US /vɑlˈteɪ.ɪk/

Etymology From Volta + -ic. Named after Italian chemist and physicist Alessandro Volta.

Of, relating to, or producing electricity.

Figuratively reminiscent of the action of electricity: thrilling, shocking, dramatic.

Around them, the air thrummed with the kind of voltaic wailing to power up the darkest night.2022, NoViolet Bulawayo, Glory, Chatto & Windus, page 282:

Derived terms: agrivoltaics, agrovoltaics, agrivoltaic, agrovoltaic, betavoltaic, photovoltaic, solar voltaic, voltaic battery, voltaic cell, voltaic couple
Related terms: volt, voltage

noun

Etymology From Volta + -ic.

A person from Upper Volta.

adj

Etymology From Volta + -ic.

Of or pertaining to Alessandro Volta or his work.

She seemed molded from fire and air, and vivified at some Voltaic pile of August thunder-clouds heaped against the sunset.1852, Herman Melville, Pierre; or The Ambiguities:

adj

Etymology From Volta + -ic.

Of or pertaining to Burkina Faso, previously known as Upper Volta.

Of or pertaining to the Gur languages of Africa, in the Niger-Congo family.

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