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

Example Sentences

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voltaic cell

This kind may also be noted in the voltaic cell and the charged condenser, and in a chemical form in coal and gunpowder.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 2: Ebert to Estremadura by Various

Conditions of obtaining quantitative measurements—Modification of the block method—Vibration cell—Application of stimulus—Graduation of the intensity of stimulus—Considerations showing that electric response is due to molecular disturbance—Test experiment—Molecular voltaic cell.

From Response in the Living and Non-Living by Sir Jagadis Chandra Bose

In my lecture of September 16th, I showed that Oersted’s results depend, not on the voltaic cell, but only on the connecting circuit.

From The Earliest Electromagnetic Instruments by Robert A. Chipman

Any two of these metals constitute a voltaic cell.

From Man or Matter by Ernst Lehrs

On having been verified with a standard voltaic cell the apparatus becomes itself a standard, especially for small electromotive forces.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 441, June 14, 1884. by Various