| VOLTA | • volta n. (Music) A turning; a time (chiefly used in phrases signifying that the part is to be repeated). • volta n. (Music, dance) A dance for couples popular during the late Renaissance, associated with the galliard… • volta n. (Poetry) A turning point or point of change in a poem, most commonly a sonnet. |
| LAVOLTA | • lavolta n. An ancient dance of the Renaissance which incorporated many challenging twists and skips. • LAVOLTA n. (Shakespeare) a lively dance for couples in 3/4 time, also LAVOLT, VOLTA. • LAVOLTA v. to dance with much leaping and turning, also LAVOLT. |
| VOLTAGE | • voltage n. (Electricity) The difference in electrostatic potential between two points in space, especially between… • VOLTAGE n. electromotive force expressed in volts. |
| VOLTAIC | • voltaic adj. Of or relating to electricity. • voltaic adj. Producing electricity by chemical action. • Voltaic adj. Of or pertaining to Alessandro Volta or his work. |
| LAVOLTAS | • lavoltas n. Plural of lavolta. • LAVOLTA v. to dance with much leaping and turning, also LAVOLT. |
| VOLTAGES | • voltages n. Plural of voltage. • VOLTAGE n. electromotive force expressed in volts. |
| VOLTAISM | • voltaism n. (Obsolete) galvanism. • VOLTAISM n. electricity produced by chemical action. |
| LAVOLTAED | • LAVOLTA v. to dance with much leaping and turning, also LAVOLT. |
| VOLTAISMS | • VOLTAISM n. electricity produced by chemical action. |
| LAVOLTAING | • LAVOLTA v. to dance with much leaping and turning, also LAVOLT. |
| VOLTAMETER | • voltameter n. An instrument used to measure the quantity of electric charge. • VOLTAMETER n. an instrument for measuring electrical current indirectly. |
| OVERVOLTAGE | • overvoltage n. (Physics) The difference between the electric potential of an electrode or cell under the passage of… • overvoltage n. The hazardous condition that occurs when the voltage in a circuit is raised above that for which it was designed. • OVERVOLTAGE n. the excess potential required for the discharge of an ion at an electrode over and above the equilibrium potential of the electrode. |
| VOLTAMETERS | • voltameters n. Plural of voltameter. • VOLTAMETER n. an instrument for measuring electrical current indirectly. |
| VOLTAMETRIC | • voltametric adj. Alternative form of voltammetric. • VOLTAMETRIC adj. relating to a voltameter, an instrument for measuring electrical current indirectly. |
| VOLTAMMETER | • voltammeter n. An instrument used to measure both electrical current and voltage. • VOLTAMMETER n. a dual-purpose instrument that can measure both potential difference and electric current, usually in volts and amperes respectively. |
| OVERVOLTAGES | • overvoltages n. Plural of overvoltage. • OVERVOLTAGE n. the excess potential required for the discharge of an ion at an electrode over and above the equilibrium potential of the electrode. |
| PHOTOVOLTAIC | • photovoltaic adj. Producing a voltage when exposed to light. • photo-voltaic adj. Alternative spelling of photovoltaic. • PHOTOVOLTAIC adj. of, relating to, or utilizing the generation of a voltage when radiant energy falls on the boundary between dissimilar substances (as two different semiconductors). |
| VOLTAMMETERS | • voltammeters n. Plural of voltammeter. • VOLTAMMETER n. a dual-purpose instrument that can measure both potential difference and electric current, usually in volts and amperes respectively. |
| PHOTOVOLTAICS | • photovoltaics n. (Physics) The technology of the conversion of sunlight into electricity using semiconductors that exhibit… • PHOTOVOLTAICS n. the science and technology of photovoltaic devices and substances. |