Volta

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Volta \Vol"ta\, n.; pl. {Volte}. [It. volta a turn, turning, a
     time. See {Volt} a tread.] (Mus.)
     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.


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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Volta
       n : Italian physicist after whom the volt is named; studied
           electric currents and invented the voltaic pile
           (1745-1827) [syn: {Count Alessandro Volta}, {Conte
           Alessandro Volta}, {Conte Alessandro Giuseppe Antonio
           Anastasio Volta}]