Voltaic
Definition of Voltaic
Vol`ta´ic
a.
1.
1.
Of
or
pertaining
to
Alessandro
Volta
,
who
first
devised
apparatus
for
developing
electric
currents
by
chemical
action
,
and
established
this
branch
of
electric
science
;
discovered
by
Volta
;
as
,
voltaic
electricity
.
2.
Of
or
pertaining
to
voltaism
,
or
voltaic
electricity
;
as
,
voltaic
induction
;
the
voltaic
arc
.
Voltaic arc
a
luminous
arc
,
of
intense
brilliancy
,
formed
between
carbon
points
as
electrodes
by
the
passage
of
a
powerful
voltaic
current
.
Voltaic battery
b
-
an
apparatus
variously
constructed
,
consisting
of
a
series
of
plates
or
pieces
of
dissimilar
metals
,
as
copper
and
zinc
,
arranged
in
pairs
,
and
subjected
to
the
action
of
a
saline
or
acid
solution
,
by
which
a
current
of
electricity
is
generated
whenever
the
two
poles
,
or
ends
of
the
series
,
are
connected
by
a
conductor
;
a
galvanic
battery
.
See
Battery
,
4
.
(
b
)
,
and
Note
.
Voltaic circuit
See
under
Circuit
.
Voltaic couple
a
single
pair
of
the
connected
plates
of
a
battery
.
Voltaic electricity
See
the
Note
under
Electricity
.
Voltaic pile
a
kind
of
voltaic
battery
consisting
of
alternate
disks
of
dissimilar
metals
,
separated
by
moistened
cloth
or
paper
.
See
5th
Pile
.
Voltaic protection of metals
the
protection
of
a
metal
exposed
to
the
corrosive
action
of
sea
water
,
saline
or
acid
liquids
,
or
the
like
,
by
associating
it
with
a
metal
which
is
positive
to
it
,
as
when
iron
is
galvanized
,
or
coated
with
zinc
.
Related Words
electricity
,
electromotive
force
,
emf
,
galvanic
,
voltage
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