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VOLTE
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
Noun
VoLTE (uncountable)
(telecommunications) voice over long term evolution
Anagrams
• tovel, volet
Noun
volte (plural voltes)
Alternative form of volta
Anagrams
• tovel, volet
Source: Wiktionary
VOLTA
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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