Voltaic Pile (Noun)
Meaning
Battery consisting of voltaic cells arranged in series; the earliest electric battery devised by Volta.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The invention of the voltaic pile revolutionized the field of electrical engineering and paved the way for the development of modern batteries.
- Alessandro Volta's creation of the voltaic pile in 1800 marked the beginning of a new era in the study of electricity.
- The voltaic pile was the first battery capable of producing a steady electric current, making it a crucial innovation in the history of science.
- Before the development of the voltaic pile, scientists relied on electrostatic generators to study electricity, which were cumbersome and impractical.
- The voltaic pile consisted of stacked copper and zinc discs separated by cardboard soaked in saltwater, creating a steady voltage that could power small devices.