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Definition of Volta
1. Noun. Italian physicist after whom the volt is named; studied electric currents and invented the voltaic pile (1745-1827).
Exact synonyms: Conte Alessandro Giuseppe Antonio Anastasio Volta, Conte Alessandro Volta, Count Alessandro Volta
Generic synonyms: Physicist
Generic synonyms: Physicist
2. Noun. A river in Ghana that flows south to the Bight of Benin.
Definition of Volta
1. n. 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.
2. n. 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.
Definition of Volta
1. a turning [n -TE] - See also: turning