"voltaic" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /vɒlˈteɪ.ɪk/ [UK], /vɑlˈteɪ.ɪk/ [Canada, US], /vɔlˈtæɪ.ɪk/ [Australia] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-voltaic.wav [Southern-England] Forms: more voltaic [comparative], most voltaic [superlative]
Rhymes: -eɪɪk Etymology: Etymology tree Italian Voltabor. English Volta Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English voltaic From Volta + -ic. Named after Italian chemist and physicist Alessandro Volta. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|Volta<id:surname>|-ic|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Italian Voltabor. English Volta Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English voltaic [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "surname", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Italian", "term" : "Volta", "lang" : "it" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "Volta", "lang" : "en" }, { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "adjectival suffix", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "bor.", "keyword_label" : "Borrowed from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "adjectival suffix", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "lbor.", "keyword_label" : "Learned borrowing from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "adjectival suffix", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "-ic", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-ikos", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-ikos", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-icus", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "lbor" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old French", "term" : "-ique", "lang" : "fro" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-ik", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-ic", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "voltaic", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="voltaic"> From Volta + -ic., {{yesno||n|N}} N, {{person|Q680}} Italian chemist and physicist Alessandro Volta, {{lang|en|Italian chemist and physicist Alessandro Volta}} Italian chemist and physicist Alessandro Volta, {{named-after|en|Q680}} Named after Italian chemist and physicist Alessandro Volta Head templates: {{en-adj}} voltaic (comparative more voltaic, superlative most voltaic)
  1. Of, relating to, or producing electricity. Synonyms: electric, volta-electric, galvanic Translations (of or relating to electricity): галваничен (galvaničen) (Bulgarian), voltaïque (French), გალვანური (galvanuri) (Georgian), voltach (Irish), voltaico (Italian), voltagh (Manx), voltaico (Portuguese), voltaic (Romanian), voltaico (Spanish)
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  2. (figurative) reminiscent of the action of electricity: thrilling, shocking, dramatic. Tags: figuratively
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Derived forms: agrivoltaics, agrovoltaics, agrivoltaic, agrovoltaic, betavoltaic, photovoltaic, solar voltaic, voltaic battery, voltaic cell, voltaic couple Related terms: volt, voltage
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        "vol",
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        "ic"
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    {
      "word": "volt"
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    {
      "word": "voltage"
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        "Of, relating to, or producing electricity."
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          "electricity",
          "electricity"
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        {
          "word": "electric"
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        {
          "word": "galvanic"
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        "(figurative) reminiscent of the action of electricity: thrilling, shocking, dramatic."
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      "ipa": "/vɒlˈteɪ.ɪk/",
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        "UK"
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    },
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      "ipa": "/vɑlˈteɪ.ɪk/",
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        "Canada",
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/vɔlˈtæɪ.ɪk/",
      "tags": [
        "Australia"
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      "rhymes": "-eɪɪk"
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "lang_code": "bg",
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      "sense": "of or relating to electricity",
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    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "lang_code": "fr",
      "sense": "of or relating to electricity",
      "word": "voltaïque"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "lang_code": "ka",
      "roman": "galvanuri",
      "sense": "of or relating to electricity",
      "word": "გალვანური"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "lang_code": "ga",
      "sense": "of or relating to electricity",
      "word": "voltach"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "lang_code": "it",
      "sense": "of or relating to electricity",
      "word": "voltaico"
    },
    {
      "code": "gv",
      "lang": "Manx",
      "lang_code": "gv",
      "sense": "of or relating to electricity",
      "word": "voltagh"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
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      "lang_code": "pt",
      "sense": "of or relating to electricity",
      "word": "voltaico"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "of or relating to electricity",
      "word": "voltaico"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "lang_code": "ro",
      "sense": "of or relating to electricity",
      "word": "voltaic"
    }
  ],
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}

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