voltaic battery
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of voltaic battery
First recorded in 1805–15
Example Sentences
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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
The answer to this question had been so uncertain that the effect of the voltaic battery had been termed "galvanism," while that of the friction machine retained the name "electricity."
From The Story of Great Inventions by Burns, Elmer Ellsworth
By such arrangements the first difficulty was practically overcome; but the second, a graver one, is probably inseparable from the construction of the voltaic battery.
From Fragments of science, V. 1-2 by Tyndall, John
Let this rod be connected with one end of a powerful voltaic battery, a good metallic connection being established between the other end of the battery and the water-pipes under the street.
From Fragments of science, V. 1-2 by Tyndall, John
What is here said regarding the voltaic battery is equally true of magneto-electric machines.
From Fragments of science, V. 1-2 by Tyndall, John
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