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 Definitions of volta  [ˈvoʊl tə, ˈvɒl-]  

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Definition of 'volta' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) Volta
Count Alessandro, 1745–1827, Italian physicist.

2.  Volta
a river in W Africa, in Ghana, formed by the confluence of the Black Volta and the White Volta and flowing S into the Bight of Benin. ab. 250 mi. (400 km) long; with branches ab. 1240 mi. (1995 km) long.


Definition of 'volta' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) Volta, Count Alessandro Volta, Conte Alessandro Volta, Conte Alessandro Giuseppe Antonio Anastasio Volta
Italian physicist after whom the volt is named; studied electric currents and invented the voltaic pile (1745-1827)

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


Definition of 'volta' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) volta
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



'volta' - Nearby Entries  

volta  voltage  voltage drop  voltage regulator  voltaic  voltaic battery  voltaic cell  



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