voltaic
/vɒlˈteɪ.ɪk/
Etymology
From Volta + -ic.
voltaic means of, relating to, or producing electricity. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 80 out of 100.
adj
- Of, relating to, or producing electricity.
- reminiscent of the action of electricity: thrilling, shocking, dramatic.“Around them, the air thrummed with the kind of voltaic wailing to power up the darkest night.”
- Of or pertaining to Alessandro Volta or his work.“She seemed molded from fire and air, and vivified at some Voltaic pile of August thunder-clouds heaped against the sunset.”
- Of or pertaining to Burkina Faso, previously known as Upper Volta.
- Of or pertaining to the Gur languages of Africa, in the Niger-Congo family.
noun
- A person from Upper Volta.