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voltatype

voltatype noun: an electrotype.

Noun

voltatype (plural voltatypes)

  1. (obsolete) An electrotype.
    • Sometimes, however, a rather different mode of proceeding is adopted in forming voltatypes. Instead of a plate, or rod of zinc, the positive electrode consists of copper, whilst the negative electrode is formed of platinum, silver, or some other metal, less liable to become oxidated than copper.1843, Rosina Maria Zornlin, What is a voltaic battery?, page 103

Forms of voltatype

pluralvoltatypes

Origin of voltatype

From voltaic type.

Questions about voltatype

What does voltatype mean?
Voltatype means an electrotype.
What part of speech is voltatype?
Voltatype is a noun.
What is the plural of voltatype?
The plural of voltatype is voltatypes.

Words near voltatype in the dictionary

  1. Voltan
  2. Voltans
  3. voltaplast
  4. voltaplasts
  5. voltas
  6. voltatype
  7. voltatypes
  8. volte
  9. volte face
  10. volte faces
  11. volte-face

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