voltaic

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

noun a group of Niger-Congo languages spoken primarily in southeastern Mali and northern Ghana
adjective pertaining to or producing electric current by chemical action

From Volta + -ic after Alessandro Volta.

Electricity, Electricity with a low potentiality and large current Voltaic. density. — Electricity for Boys, James Slough Zerbe
You will find one of Siebe and Gorman's voltaic batteries in my lodging, also a frictional electrical machine, which you can use if you prefer it. — Under the Waves: Diving in Deep Waters, R. M. (Robert Michael) Ballantyne
Hereupon it was agreed to postpone the internal examination until the next evening; and we were about to separate for the present, when some one suggested an experiment or two with the Voltaic pile. — The Works of Edgar Allan Poe, The Raven Edition: Table Of Contents And Index Of The Five Volumes, Edgar Allan Poe

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