VOLTAIC PILE Synonyms
There are 4 hypernyms of the phrase voltaic pile. (close relations)
Definition of VOLTAIC PILE
pile
Best Alternative Words for VOLTAIC PILE
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pile | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a collection of objects laid on top of each other • (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent • a large sum of money (especially as pay or profit) • fine soft dense hair (as the fine short hair of cattle or deer or the wool of sheep or the undercoat of certain dogs) • battery consisting of voltaic cells arranged in series; the earliest electric battery devised by Volta • a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure • the yarn (as in a rug or velvet or corduroy) that stands up from the weave • a nuclear reactor that uses controlled nuclear fission to generate energy verb • arrange in stacks • press tightly together or cram • place or lay as if in a pile | ||||||||
galvanic pile | nounn | |||||||
noun • battery consisting of voltaic cells arranged in series; the earliest electric battery devised by Volta |