VOLTA

Volta

(noun) a river in Ghana that flows south to the Bight of Benin

Volta, Count Alessandro Volta, Conte Alessandro Volta, 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)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

volta (plural voltas)

(music) A turning; a time (chiefly used in phrases signifying that the part is to be repeated).

(music, dance) A volte

(poetry) A turning point or point of change in a poem, most commonly a sonnet.

Anagrams

• lovat

Etymology

Proper noun

Volta

the Volta River: A river in West Africa, having given name to Upper Volta.

A census-designated place in Merced County, California, United States.

Anagrams

• lovat

Source: Wiktionary


Vol"ta, n.; pl. Volte. Etym: [It. volta a turn, turning, a time. See Volt a tread.] (Mus.)

Definition: A turning; a time; -- chiefly used in phrases signifying that the part is to be repeated one, two, or more times; as, una volta, once. Seconda volta, second time, points to certain modifications in the close of a repeated strain.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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