volta

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

  1. noun Italian physicist after whom the volt is named; studied electric currents and invented the voltaic pile (1745-1827)
  2. noun a river in Ghana that flows south to the Bight of Benin

Etymology

From Italian volta. Doublet of volte.

In classic literature

Synonyms

Count Alessandro Volta, Conte Alessandro Volta, Conte Alessandro Giuseppe Antonio Anastasio Volta

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