voltaic electricity
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of voltaic electricity
First recorded in 1810–20
Example Sentences
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The phenomena of volcanoes, and those of earthquakes, have been considered of late as the effects of voltaic electricity, developed by a particular disposition of heterogeneous strata.
From Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 1 by Ross, Thomasina
I. We know that, by means of voltaic electricity or induction, we can crystallize a large number of substances.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 613, October 1, 1887 by Various
The instrument offers the only actual measurer of voltaic electricity which we at present possess.
From Experimental Researches in Electricity, Volume 1 by Faraday, Michael
His object now is to compare frictional with voltaic electricity.
From Faraday as a Discoverer by Tyndall, John
Faraday's next series of researches was devoted to the experimental proof of the identity of frictional and voltaic electricity.
From Heroes of Science: Physicists by Garnett, William
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