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Vol·ta  (vlt, vl-, vôl-)

A river formed in central Ghana by the confluence of the White Volta and the Black Volta and flowing about 467 km (290 mi) southward through artificial Lake Volta to the Bight of Benin in the Gulf of Guinea.

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Vol·ta  (vlt, -tä), Count Alessandro 1745-1827.

Italian physicist who invented the first electric battery (1800). The volt is named in his honor.

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volta [ˈvɒltə (Italian) ˈvɔlta]

n pl -te (Italian) [-te]

1. (Performing Arts / Dancing) a quick-moving Italian dance popular during the 16th and 17th centuries

2. (Music / Classical Music) a piece of music written for or in the rhythm of this dance, in triple time

[from Italian: turn; see volt²]

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Volta [ˈvɒltə]

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1. (Placename) a river in W Africa, formed by the confluence of the Black Volta and the White Volta in N central Ghana: flows south to the Bight of Benin: the chief river of Ghana. Length: 480 km (300 miles); (including the Black Volta) 1600 km (1000 miles)

2. (Placename) Lake. an artificial lake in Ghana, extending 408 km (250 miles) upstream from the Volta River Dam on the Volta River: completed in 1966. Area: 8482 sq. km (3275 sq. miles)

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Volta²

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(Biographies / Volta, Alessandro (1745-1827) M, Italian, SCIENCE: physicist) Count Alessandro (alesˈsandro). 1745-1827, Italian physicist after whom the volt is named. He made important contributions to the theory of current electricity and invented the voltaic pile (1800), the electrophorus (1775), and an electroscope

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Volta - Italian physicist after whom the volt is named; studied electric currents and invented the voltaic pile (1745-1827) Conte Alessandro Giuseppe Antonio Anastasio Volta, Conte Alessandro Volta, Count Alessandro Volta
	2.	Volta - a river in Ghana that flows south to the Bight of Benin Ghana, Gold Coast, Republic of Ghana - a republic in West Africa on the Gulf of Guinea; "Ghana was colonized as the Gold Coast by the British"