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voltatypes

voltatypes is the plural of voltatype.

Meaning of voltatype

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

Questions about voltatypes

What is voltatypes the plural of?
Voltatypes is the plural of voltatype.

Words near voltatypes in the dictionary

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

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