VOLTAIC PILE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does voltaic pile mean? 

• VOLTAIC PILE (noun)
  The noun VOLTAIC PILE has 1 sense:

1. battery consisting of voltaic cells arranged in series; the earliest electric battery devised by Volta

  Familiarity information: VOLTAIC PILE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• VOLTAIC PILE (noun)

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Meaning:

Battery consisting of voltaic cells arranged in series; the earliest electric battery devised by Volta

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

galvanic pile; pile; voltaic pile

Hypernyms ("voltaic pile" is a kind of...):

battery; electric battery (a device that produces electricity; may have several primary or secondary cells arranged in parallel or series)