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

A new and theoretically interesting molecular voltaic cell may thus be made, in which the two elements consist of the same metal.

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

This condition may be realized to some extent in a manner that throws light on the general theory of the voltaic cell.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 2 "Ehud" to "Electroscope" by Various

The electrochemical apparatus was a voltameter containing a definite compound to be electrolysed, or a voltaic cell or battery.

From Lord Kelvin An account of his scientific life and work by Gray, Andrew

For example, the simple voltaic cell and the gravity cell have approximately equal voltages, but the current produced by the voltaic cell is stronger than that produced by the gravity cell.

From General Science by Clark, Bertha M.

About 1839 he constructed the platinum-zinc voltaic cell that bears his name, and with the aid of a number of these exhibited the electric arc light in the London Institution, Finsbury Circus.

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