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voltaic
1[vol-tey-ik, vohl-]
adjective
Electricity.noting or pertaining to electricity or electric currents, especially when produced by chemical action, as in a cell; galvanic.
(initial capital letter)of or relating to Alessandro Volta.
Voltaic
2[vol-tey-ik]
noun
Gur.
Voltaic
1/ ɒˈٱɪɪ /
adjective
of or relating to Burkina Faso, formerly known as Upper Volta
denoting, belonging to, or relating to the Gur group of African languages
noun
this group of languages See also Gur
voltaic
2/ ɒˈٱɪɪ /
adjective
another word for galvanic
Word History and Origins
Origin of voltaic2
Example Sentences
This approach is called agrivoltaics — a portmanteau of agriculture and voltaic cells, which transform solar power to electrical power.
It has already been used to predict the results of quantum simulations to identify potential molecules and materials for flow batteries, organic light-emitting diodes6, organic photovoltaic cells and carbon dioxide conversion catalysts7.
It is Toltec dream time, not “voltaic” dream time.
“I have just completed a curious voltaic pile which I think you would like to see,” he wrote.
As a voltaic cell, then, Trump is a largely untapped resource.
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