NOUN | person | Volta, Count Alessandro Volta, Conte Alessandro Volta, Conte Alessandro Giuseppe Antonio Anastasio Volta | Italian physicist after whom the volt is named |
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object | Volta | a river in Ghana that flows south to the Bight of Benin |
Sounds | vow'ltah | |
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Rhymes | Alberta ... zeta: 71 rhymes with tah... |
Meaning | Italian physicist after whom the volt is named; studied electric currents and invented the voltaic pile (1745-1827). | |
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Synonyms | Count Alessandro Volta, Conte Alessandro Volta, Conte Alessandro Giuseppe Antonio Anastasio Volta | |
Instance of | physicist | A scientist trained in physics |
Meaning | A river in Ghana that flows south to the Bight of Benin. | |
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Instance of | river | A large natural stream of water (larger / larger than a creek) |
Part of | Ghana, Republic of Ghana, Gold Coast | A republic in West Africa on the Gulf of Guinea |
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