Definitions for volta
ˈvoʊl tə, ˈvɒl-vol·ta

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. Volta, Count Alessandro Volta, Conte Alessandro Volta, Conte Alessandro Giuseppe Antonio Anastasio Voltanoun

   Italian physicist after whom the volt is named; studied electric currents and invented the voltaic pile (1745-1827)

2. Voltanoun

   a river in Ghana that flows south to the Bight of Benin

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. voltanoun

   A turning; a time; -- chiefly used in phrases signifying that the part is to be repeated.

2. voltanoun

   A volte

3. voltanoun

   A turning point or point of change in a poem, most commonly a sonnet.

4. Voltanoun

   A river in West Africa, Volta River, having given name to Upper Volta.

5. Etymology: From volta; at some point of time the river marked the point of return for the Portuguese traders.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. volta

   A volta is a rhetorical shift or dramatic change in thought and/or emotion that occurs in various types of poetic texts. Derived from Italian word meaning 'turn,' it's commonly used in sonnet structures, marking a change in theme or perspective. Snugly nestled in between the Octave (first eight lines) and the Sestet ( last six lines), the Volta is the turn that binds them together. It is also used in music to refer to a time change or a specific section that needs to be repeated.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:3.8 / 4 votes

1. Voltanoun

   a turning; a time; -- chiefly used in phrases signifying that the part is to be repeated one, two, or more times; as, una volta, once. Seconda volta, second time, points to certain modifications in the close of a repeated strain

2. Etymology: [It. volta a turn, turning, a time. See Volt a tread.]

WikidataRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Volta

   Volta is a lunar crater near the northwest limb of the Moon. It is located south-southeast of the crater Xenophanes, and due north of the smaller Galvani. The crater Regnault lies across the western rim of Volta. Attached to the southwest rim of Volta and the southern rim of Regnault is Stokes. Lying between Volta and Stokes in the north, and Galvani in the south, is the worn Langley. The outer rim of Volta is heavily worn and irregular, with small craters overlying the rim crest, with Volta K and Volta J along the south side, a chain of craters along the east, and Regnault along the west rim. Even the northern rim is irregular, with a gouging valley extending through the north-northeast rim towards Xenophanes. In contrast the interior floor is relatively level and flat, with only a few small craters in the surface. The most notable of these are Volta D in the southeast and Volta B to the northeast.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Volta

   vōl′ta, n. an old dance: (mus.) turn, time:—pl. Vol′te (-te). [It.]

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. VOLTA

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Volta is ranked #77522 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Volta surname appeared 247 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Volta.
   
   81.7% or 202 total occurrences were White.
   13.3% or 33 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   3.2% or 8 total occurrences were Black.

Matched Categories

1. • Ghana
   • Physicist
   • River

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Anagrams for volta »

1. lovat

2. votal

How to pronounce volta?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

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   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

   South African

How to say volta in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of volta in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of volta in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=volta
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Volta
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/volta
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=volta
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=volta
7. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html
8. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=volta