Meaning Of The Word Volta

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volta in American English
noun: turn; time (used in phrases)

Volta in American English 1
Conteˌ Alesˈsandro (ˌɑlɛsˈsɑndʀɔ) 1745-1827; It. physicist

Volta in American English 2
river in SE Ghana, flowing south from Lake Volta into the Bight of Benin: c. 300 mi (483 km), including Lake Volta

volta in British English
noun: a quick-moving Italian dance popular during the 16th and 17th centuries

Volta in British English 1
noun: a river in W Africa, formed by the confluence of the Black Volta and the White Volta in N central Ghana: flows south to the Bight of Benin: the chief river of Ghana. Length: 480 km (300 miles); (including the Black Volta) 1600 km (1000 miles)

Volta in British English 2
noun: Count Alessandro (alesˈsandro ). 1745–1827, Italian physicist after whom the volt is named. He made important contributions to the theory of current electricity and invented the voltaic pile (1800), the electrophorus (1775), and an electroscope

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