voltaic battery

American  

noun

Electricity.

1. battery.

---

Etymology

Origin of voltaic battery

First recorded in 1805–15

Example Sentences

In these cases, insects were produced by the action of a powerful voltaic battery upon a saturated solution of silicate of potash, and upon ferro cyanuret of potassium.

From Ancient and Modern Celebrated Freethinkers Reprinted From an English Work, Entitled "Half-Hours With The Freethinkers." by Bradlaugh, Charles

Here, then, the electric current intervenes between my muscles and the generated heat, exactly as it did a moment ago between the voltaic battery and its generated heat.

From Fragments of science, V. 1-2 by Tyndall, John

Zincode, zing′kōd, n. the negative pole of a voltaic battery: the anode of an electrolytic cell.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various

This is done through multiplying, by the use of thin wires, the convolutions of the rotating armature as, a moment ago, we augmented the cells of our voltaic battery.

From Fragments of science, V. 1-2 by Tyndall, John

In summary, he reported that a compass needle experienced deviations when placed near a wire connecting the terminals of a voltaic battery.

From The Earliest Electromagnetic Instruments by Chipman, Robert A.