Volta,Count Alessandro

Volta,Count Alessandro
Vol·ta (vōlʹtə, -tä), Count Alessandro. 1745-1827.
Italian physicist who invented the first electric battery (1800). The volt is named in his honor.

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  • Count Alessandro Volta — noun Italian physicist after whom the volt is named; studied electric currents and invented the voltaic pile (1745 1827) • Syn: ↑Volta, ↑Conte Alessandro Volta, ↑Conte Alessandro Giuseppe Antonio Anastasio Volta • Instance Hypernyms: ↑physicist …   Useful english dictionary

  • Volta, Conte Alessandro — ▪ Italian scientist in full  Alessandro Giuseppe Antonio Anastasio Volta  born February 18, 1745, Como, Lombardy [Italy] died March 5, 1827, Como  Italian physicist whose invention of the electric battery provided the first source of continuous… …   Universalium

  • Alessandro Volta — For the concept car, see Toyota Alessandro Volta. Alessandro Volta Alessandro Giuseppe Antonio Anastasio Gerolamo Umberto Volta Born …   Wikipedia

  • Volta — /vohl teuh/ or, It. /vawl tah/ for 1; /vol teuh, vohl / for 2, n. 1. Count Alessandro /ah les sahn drddaw/, 1745 1827, Italian physicist. 2. a river in W Africa, in Ghana, formed by the confluence of the Black Volta and the White Volta and… …   Universalium

  • Volta — noun 1. Italian physicist after whom the volt is named; studied electric currents and invented the voltaic pile (1745 1827) • Syn: ↑Count Alessandro Volta, ↑Conte Alessandro Volta, ↑Conte Alessandro Giuseppe Antonio Anastasio Volta • Instance… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Volta — Vol•ta [[t]ˈvoʊl tə, ˈvɒl [/t]] n. 1) big Count Alessandro, 1745–1827, Italian physicist 2) geg a river in W Africa, in Ghana, formed by the confluence of the Black Volta and the White Volta and flowing S into the Bight of Benin. ab. 250 mi. (400 …   From formal English to slang

  • Volta — I. /ˈvɒlta/ (say voltah) noun Count Alessandro /æləˈsændroʊ/ (say aluh sandroh), 1745–1827, Italian physicist; made important contributions to the theory of current electricity; the volt is named after him. II. /ˈvɒltə/ (say voltuh) noun a river… …  

  • Conte Alessandro Giuseppe Antonio Anastasio Volta — noun Italian physicist after whom the volt is named; studied electric currents and invented the voltaic pile (1745 1827) • Syn: ↑Volta, ↑Count Alessandro Volta, ↑Conte Alessandro Volta • Instance Hypernyms: ↑physicist …   Useful english dictionary

  • Conte Alessandro Volta — noun Italian physicist after whom the volt is named; studied electric currents and invented the voltaic pile (1745 1827) • Syn: ↑Volta, ↑Count Alessandro Volta, ↑Conte Alessandro Giuseppe Antonio Anastasio Volta • Instance Hypernyms: ↑physicist …   Useful english dictionary

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