voltaic

See also: Voltaic

English

Etymology

Volta + -ic after Alessandro Volta.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vɒlˈteɪ.ɪk/

Adjective

voltaic (comparative more voltaic, superlative most voltaic)

  1. of or relating to electricity.
  2. producing electricity by chemical action.
  3. (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.

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Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French voltaïque.

Adjective

voltaic m or n (feminine singular voltaică, masculine plural voltaici, feminine and neuter plural voltaice)

  1. voltaic

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