voltaic
See also: Voltaic
English
Etymology
From Volta + -ic after Alessandro Volta.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /vɒlˈteɪ.ɪk/
- (US, Canada) IPA(key): /vɑlˈteɪ.ɪk/
- (General Australian) IPA(key): /vɔlˈtæɪ.ɪk/
Adjective
voltaic (comparative more voltaic, superlative most voltaic)
- of or relating to electricity.
- producing electricity by chemical action.
- (figurative) reminiscent of the action of electricity: thrilling, shocking, dramatic.
- 2022, NoViolet Bulawayo, Glory, Chatto & Windus, page 282:
- Around them, the air thrummed with the kind of voltaic wailing to power up the darkest night.
Synonyms
- (electricity): electric, galvanic, (dated) volta-electric
Derived terms
- betavoltaic
- photovoltaic
- solar voltaic
- voltaic battery
- voltaic couple
Related terms
Translations
of or relating to electricity; galvanic
producing electricity by chemical action
See also
- Alessandro Volta on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French voltaïque.
Adjective
voltaic m or n (feminine singular voltaică, masculine plural voltaici, feminine and neuter plural voltaice)
Declension
| singular | plural | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | |||
| nominative- accusative |
indefinite | voltaic | voltaică | voltaici | voltaice | |||
| definite | voltaicul | voltaica | voltaicii | voltaicele | ||||
| genitive- dative |
indefinite | voltaic | voltaice | voltaici | voltaice | |||
| definite | voltaicului | voltaicei | voltaicilor | voltaicelor | ||||