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

Any two of these metals constitute a voltaic cell.

From Man or Matter by Lehrs, Ernst

The action of the thermo-pile, like that of a voltaic cell, can be reversed.

From The Story of Electricity by Munro, John

The electromotive force and current of a thermo-electric couple is very much smaller than that given by an ordinary voltaic cell.

From The Story of Electricity by Munro, John

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

Zinc, in galvanizing iron, 49. in making hydrogen, 80.in voltaic cell, 307-308.

From General Science by Clark, Bertha M.