voltaic cell

American  

noun

Electricity.

1. cell.

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voltaic cell British  

noun

1. another name for primary cell

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voltaic cell Scientific  

/ vŏl-tā′ĭk /

1. See electric cell

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Etymology

Origin of voltaic cell

First recorded in 1850–55

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Example Sentences

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voltaic cell

The voltaic cell, on the other hand, furnishes a large quantity of electricity at low pressure, as a street may be flooded by a broken water-main though the pressure is low.

From The Story of Great Inventions by Elmer Ellsworth Burns

Practical Application of Heat, Steam, and Electricity: Making a simple voltaic cell, an electro-magnet, and a simple electroscope.

From Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Nature Study by Ontario. Ministry of Education

The ordinary voltaic cell is made by bringing together certain chemicals, whose reaction maintains the electric currents taken from the cell.

From The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg

His researches dealt very largely with electro-chemistry and with the voltaic cell, of which he invented several varieties.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" by Various

Kelvin and Helmholtz have shown that the E.M.F. of a voltaic cell oan be calculated from the energy developed by the chemical action.

From The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg

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