Voltaic+electricity
71Antoine-Cesar Becquerel — Antoine César Becquerel † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Antoine César Becquerel French physicist, b. at Chatillon sur Loing (Loiret), 7 March, 1788; d. at Paris, 18 January, 1878. In 1806 he entered the Polytechnic School after having… …
72galvanism — n. Voltaic electricity, galvanic electricity, chemico electricity, dynamic electricity …
73galvanism — Voltaism Vol ta*ism, n. [Cf. F. volta[ i]sme.] (Physics) That form of electricity which is developed by the chemical action between metals and different liquids; voltaic electricity; also, the science which treats of this form of electricity;… …
74Voltaism — Vol ta*ism, n. [Cf. F. volta[ i]sme.] (Physics) That form of electricity which is developed by the chemical action between metals and different liquids; voltaic electricity; also, the science which treats of this form of electricity; called also… …
75Voltameter — Vol*tam e*ter, n. [Voltaic + meter.] (Physics) An instrument for measuring the voltaic electricity passing through it, by its effect in decomposing water or some other chemical compound acting as an electrolyte. [1913 Webster] …
76David Brewster — Born 11 December 1781 Canongate, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire …
77Power — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Power >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 power power Sgm: N 1 potency potency potentiality Sgm: N 1 jiva jiva Sgm: N 1 puissance puissance might force energy &c. 171 …
78Acierage — Ac i*er*age, n. [F. aci[ e]rage, fr. acier steel.] The process of coating the surface of a metal plate (as a stereotype plate) with steellike iron by means of voltaic electricity; steeling. [1913 Webster] …
79Barbette battery — Battery Bat ter*y, n.; pl. {Batteries}. [F. batterie, fr. battre. See {Batter}, v. t.] 1. The act of battering or beating. [1913 Webster] 2. (Law) The unlawful beating of another. It includes every willful, angry and violent, or negligent… …
80Batteries — Battery Bat ter*y, n.; pl. {Batteries}. [F. batterie, fr. battre. See {Batter}, v. t.] 1. The act of battering or beating. [1913 Webster] 2. (Law) The unlawful beating of another. It includes every willful, angry and violent, or negligent… …
