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

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 Bose, Jagadis Chandra, Sir

Just why or how chemical action in a voltaic cell results in the production of a negative charge on the consumed plate is not known.

From Cyclopedia of Telephony & Telegraphy Vol. 1 A General Reference Work on Telephony, etc. etc. by Miller, Kempster

The voltaic cell is the simplest form of electric battery.

From The Story of Great Inventions by Burns, Elmer Ellsworth

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

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