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voltaic

/vɑlˈteɪ.ɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.22 in modern English

Syllables
vol-ta-ic
IPA
/vɑlˈteɪ.ɪk/
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, relating to, or producing electricity.

adj

reminiscent of the action of electricity: thrilling, shocking, dramatic.

adj

Of or pertaining to Alessandro Volta or his work.

adj

Of or pertaining to Burkina Faso, previously known as Upper Volta.

adj

Of or pertaining to the Gur languages of Africa, in the Niger-Congo family.

noun

A person from Upper Volta.

Example Sentences

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.

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /vɑlˈteɪ.ɪk/
  • British English: /vɒlˈteɪ.ɪk/

Inflected Forms

more voltaic (comparative) most voltaic (superlative) Voltaics (plural)

Derived Forms

agrivoltaic agrivoltaics agrovoltaics agrovoltaic betavoltaic photovoltaic thermovoltaic

Phrases

photo-voltaic solar voltaic voltaic battery voltaic cell voltaic couple voltaic pile

Frequently Paired Words

volt voltage

Synonyms

electric volta-electric galvanic Upper Voltaic Upper Voltan Voltan gur

Rhymes With

mosaic algebraic aramaic formulaic naik passaic prosaic linoleic oleic hebraic laic sodaic

Questions

How do you pronounce voltaic?
The recorded pronunciation is /vɑlˈteɪ.ɪk/.
What does voltaic mean?
Of, relating to, or producing electricity.
Where does voltaic come from?
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.

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