"volta-electric" meaning in English

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Adjective

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} volta-electric (not comparable)
  1. (physics, dated) Of or pertaining to voltaic electricity, i.e. electric currents, or voltaism, the chemical generation of electricity. Tags: dated, not-comparable Categories (topical): Physics Synonyms: voltaic, voltaelectric
    Sense id: en-volta-electric-en-adj-E-~FqT8U Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics

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