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Voltaic (Adjective)

Meaning

Pertaining to or producing electric current by chemical action; "a galvanic cell"; "a voltaic (or galvanic) couple".

Classification

Relational adjectives (pertainyms).

Examples

  • The voltaic cell invented by Alessandro Volta was the first battery which generated electric current by chemical reaction.
  • He presented his observations regarding the behavior of the voltaic pile to the Royal Society.
  • A voltaic couple consists of two dissimilar metals with different electrochemical properties immersed in an electrolyte solution.
  • The combination of two dissimilar metals in a voltaic cell causes an electric current to flow through an external circuit.
  • An electrochemical voltaic cell has at least two electrodes in contact with an electrolyte where a spontaneous redox reaction occurs.

Synonyms

  • Galvanic

Related Words

  • Voltage (noun)
  • Volt (noun)
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