Voltaic
/vɒlˈteɪ.ɪk/noun
Relating to electric current produced by chemical action, especially in a battery.
Did you know?Voltaic comes from Alessandro Volta’s name, and his work on the electric pile helped turn “electricity” from a spectacle into a controllable power source.
Etymological Timeline
1800s
Italian
Volta
“The surname of Alessandro Volta, the physicist who pioneered the electric pile”
Early 19th Century
French
voltaïque
“Relating to Volta or to the electric current associated with his experiments”
Early 19th Century
English
voltaic
“Pertaining to Volta or to galvanic electricity”
Modern English
English
voltaic
“Relating to electric current produced by chemical action, especially in batteries”
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