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adj
Of, relating to, or producing electricity.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: electric, volta-electric, galvanic
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adj
reminiscent of the action of electricity: thrilling, shocking, dramatic.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively
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adj
Of or pertaining to Alessandro Volta or his work.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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adj
Of or pertaining to Burkina Faso, previously known as Upper Volta.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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adj
Of or pertaining to the Gur languages of Africa, in the Niger-Congo family.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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noun
A person from Upper Volta.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adjective
pertaining to or producing electric current by chemical action
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: galvanic
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noun
a group of Niger-Congo languages spoken primarily in southeastern Mali and northern Ghana
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Gur
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: Niger-Congo
History
Etymology tree Italian Voltabor. English Volta Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English voltaic From Volta + -ic. Named after Italian chemist and physicist Alessandro Volta.
From Volta + -ic.
Across languages
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
