Voltaic

See also: voltaic

English

Etymology 1

From Volta +‎ -ic.

Adjective

Voltaic (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to Alessandro Volta or his work.
    • 1852, Herman Melville, Pierre; or The Ambiguities:
      She seemed molded from fire and air, and vivified at some Voltaic pile of August thunder-clouds heaped against the sunset.

Etymology 2

From Volta +‎ -ic.

Adjective

Voltaic (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to Burkina Faso, previously known as Upper Volta.
  2. Of or pertaining to Gur languages of Africa, from Niger-Congo family.
Synonyms

(Upper Volta):

Noun

Voltaic (plural Voltaics)

  1. A person from Upper Volta.
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