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
VoLTE (uncountable)
(telecommunications) voice over long term evolution
• tovel, volet
volte (plural voltes)
Alternative form of volta
• tovel, volet
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
23 December 2024
(noun) Australian tree having hard white timber and glossy green leaves with white flowers followed by one-seeded glossy blue fruit
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
