ALL meanings of volta
vol·ta
V v - noun plural volta turn; time (used in phrases): una volta (“once”); prima volta (“first time”). 1
- noun volta Count Alessandro [ah-les-sahn-draw] /ˌɑ lɛsˈsɑn drɔ/ (Show IPA), 1745–1827, Italian physicist. 1
- noun volta a river in W Africa, in Ghana, formed by the confluence of the Black Volta and the White Volta and flowing S into the Bight of Benin. About 250 miles (400 km) long; with branches about 1240 miles (1995 km) long. 1
- noun volta a quick-moving Italian dance popular during the 16th and 17th centuries 0
- noun volta a piece of music written for or in the rhythm of this dance, in triple time 0
- noun volta 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) 0
- noun volta 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 0
- noun volta Conteˌ Alesˈsandro (ˌɑlɛsˈsɑndʀɔ) ; äˌlessänˈdr^ō) 1745-1827; It. physicist 0
- noun volta river in SE Ghana, flowing south from Lake Volta into the Bight of Benin: c. 300 mi (483 km), including Lake Volta 0
- noun volta Lakeartificial lake in EC Ghana, formed at the confluence of the Black Volta (300 mi; 483 km) & White Volta (500 mi; 805 km) rivers: 3,283 sq mi (8,503 sq km) 0
- noun volta (music) A turning; a time (chiefly used in phrases signifying that the part is to be repeated). 0
- noun volta (music, dance) A volte. 0
- noun volta (poetry) A turning point or point of change in a poem, most commonly a sonnet. 0