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Vol·ta 
Audio Help [vohl-tuh or, It. vawl-tah for 1; vol-tuh, vohl- for 2] Pronunciation Key
Audio Help [vohl-tuh or, It. vawl-tah for 1; vol-tuh, vohl- for 2] Pronunciation Key –noun
| 1. | Count A·les·san·dro
Audio Help [ah-les-sahn-draw] Pronunciation Key, 1745–1827, Italian physicist. |
| 2. | a river in W Africa, in Ghana, formed by the confluence of the Black Volta and the White Volta and flowing S into the Bight of Benin. ab. 250 mi. (400 km) long; with branches ab. 1240 mi. (1995 km) long. |
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Alessandro Volta
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| Vol·ta
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Italian physicist who invented the first electric battery (1800). The volt is named in his honor. |
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| Volta
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Italian physicist who in 1800 invented the voltaic pile, which was the first source of continuous electric current. The volt unit of electromotive force is named for him. |
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