Definitions of Volta
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Italian physicist after whom the volt is named; studied electric currents and invented the voltaic pile (1745-1827)synonyms: Conte Alessandro Giuseppe Antonio Anastasio Volta, Conte Alessandro Volta, Count Alessandro Voltaexample of:physicista scientist trained in physics
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a river in Ghana that flows south to the Bight of Beninexample of:rivera large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
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