- voltaic pile
- a battery for current electricity made up of a series of metallic disks.
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Voltaic pile — Voltaic Vol*ta ic, a. [Cf. F. volta[ i]que, It. voltaico.] [1913 Webster] 1. Of or pertaining to Alessandro Volta, who first devised apparatus for developing electric currents by chemical action, and established this branch of electric science;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
voltaic pile — Pile Pile, n. [F. pile, L. pila a pillar, a pier or mole of stone. Cf. {Pillar}.] 1. A mass of things heaped together; a heap; as, a pile of stones; a pile of wood. [1913 Webster] 2. A mass formed in layers; as, a pile of shot. [1913 Webster] 3.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
voltaic pile — n. an early type of primary cell used to generate direct current: it consisted of a stack of paired disks of dissimilar metals separated by acid saturated cloth or paper … English World dictionary
Voltaic pile — A copper zinc voltaic pile. A voltaic pile on disp … Wikipedia
voltaic pile — noun battery consisting of voltaic cells arranged in series; the earliest electric battery devised by Volta (Freq. 2) • Syn: ↑pile, ↑galvanic pile • Hypernyms: ↑battery, ↑electric battery * * * noun … Useful english dictionary
voltaic pile — Voltos elementas statusas T sritis Standartizacija ir metrologija apibrėžtis Galvaninis elementas, sudarytas iš vario ir cinko plokštelių NaCl tirpale. atitikmenys: angl. Volta pile; voltaic pile vok. Volta Element, n rus. элемент Вольта, m pranc … Penkiakalbis aiškinamasis metrologijos terminų žodynas
Voltaic pile — Voltos elementas statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Elektrocheminis elementas, sudarytas iš vario ir cinko plokštelių NaCl tirpale. atitikmenys: angl. Volta pile; Voltaic pile rus. элемент Вольта … Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
voltaic pile — Voltos elementas statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. Volta pile; voltaic pile vok. Volta Element, n rus. элемент Вольта, m pranc. élément voltaïque, m … Fizikos terminų žodynas
Voltaic pile — Voltos stulpelis statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. Voltaic pile vok. Voltaische Spalte, f; Volta Säule, f rus. вольтов столбец, m pranc. pile galvanique, f … Fizikos terminų žodynas
voltaic pile — /vɒlˌteɪɪk ˈpaɪl/ (say vol.tayik puyl) noun an early form of voltaic battery consisting of a number of voltaic cells joined in series, each one containing a sheet of copper and a sheet of zinc separated by a piece of cloth moistened with dilute… …
voltaic pile — Elect. an early battery cell, consisting of several metal disks, each made of one of two dissimilar metals, arranged in an alternating series, and separated by pads moistened with an electrolyte. Also called galvanic pile, pile, Volta s pile.… … Universalium
