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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD VOLTA

From Italian: turn.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF VOLTA

volta  [ˈvɒltə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF VOLTA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Volta is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES VOLTA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of volta in the English dictionary

The definition of volta in the dictionary is a quick-moving Italian dance popular during the 16th and 17th centuries. Other definition of volta is a piece of music written for or in the rhythm of this dance, in triple time.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH VOLTA


altar
ˈɔːltə
alter
ˈɔːltə
consulter
kənˈsʌltə
consultor
kənˈsʌltə
coulter
ˈkəʊltə
delta
ˈdɛltə
falter
ˈfɔːltə
filter
ˈfɪltə
Gibraltar
dʒɪˈbrɔːltə
halter
ˈhɔːltə
lavolta
ləˈvɒltə
Malta
ˈmɔːltə
occulter
əˈkʌltə
poulter
ˈpəʊltə
realtor
ˈrɪəltə
salter
ˈsɔːltə
shelter
ˈʃɛltə
swelter
ˈswɛltə
tolter
ˈtɒltə
welter
ˈwɛltə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE VOLTA

volt
volt-ampere
Volta Redonda
Volta River Dam
Volta´s pile
voltage
voltage divider
voltaic
voltaic cell
voltaic couple
voltaic pile
Voltaire
Voltairean
Voltairian
voltaism
voltameter
voltametric
voltammeter
volte
volte-face

WORDS THAT END LIKE VOLTA

Black Volta
consulta
Kronecker delta
Lake Volta
Mekong Delta
Mississippi Delta
pelta
Salta
senatus consulta
Shelta
Upper Volta
White Volta
Yalta

Synonyms and antonyms of volta in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «volta» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF VOLTA

Find out the translation of volta to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of volta from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «volta» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

沃尔
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

volta
570 millions of speakers

English

volta
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

वोल्टा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

فولتا
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Volta
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Volta
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Volta
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

volta
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Volta
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

volta
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ボルタ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

볼타
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Volta
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Volta
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வோல்ட்டா
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

व्होल्टा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

volta
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Volta
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

volta
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Volta
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Volta
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

volta
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

volta
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

volta
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

volta
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of volta

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «VOLTA»

The term «volta» is very widely used and occupies the 4.703 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of volta
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «VOLTA» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «volta» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «volta» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about volta

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «VOLTA»

Discover the use of volta in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to volta and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Volta: Science and Culture in the Age of Enlightenment
Giuliano Pancaldi sets us within the cosmopolitan cultures of Enlightenment Europe to tell the story of Alessandro Volta--the brilliant man whose name is forever attached to electromotive force.
Giuliano Pancaldi, 2005
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Sustainable Irrigation Development in the White Volta ...
Sub-Saharan Africa has an irrigation potential of about 42 million hectares of which only 17% is developed.
Eric Antwi Ofosu, 2011
3
African Spaces: Designs for Living in Upper Volta
The diversity and complexity of African vernacular architecture remain widely unknown both to the general public and to architects.
Jean-Paul Bourdier, Thi Minh-Ha Trinh, 1985
4
Modelling Riverflow in the Volta Basin of West Africa: A ...
These rivers are the Black Volta (Mouhoun), White Volta (Nakanbe), Main Volta and Oti (Pendjari) Rivers (Figure 2.4). The Main Volta River is formed by the joining of the Black and White Volta Rivers and is joined further downstream by the Oti ...
Barnabas Akurigo Amisigo, 2005
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Population and Land Use, Cover Dynamics in the Volta River ...
8 CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS 8.1 Conclusion The Volta River basin is one of the most economically deprived areas in Africa. Rain- fed and some irrigated agriculture is the main economic activity of the majority of the ...
Samuel Nii Ardey Codjoe, 2004
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The Volta Review
electrically, and many honors were conferred Upon him. From the Republic of France came the Volta Prize of 50,000 francs. The sum received (about $10,000 in our money) was used to equip a laboratory for scientific research, which he ...
‎1922
7
Diagnostic study of the Volta Basin fisheries: Part 1 ...
The Volta Basin Focal Project The Basin Focal Project for the Volta (BFP-Volta) is a research project funded by the Challenge Programme on Water and Food ( CPWF). Its aim is to provide an in-depth analysis of the basin through three main  ...
Béné, C.
8
The Economics of Migration in the Volta Basin of Ghana: ...
It is within this perspective that the Globaler Wandel des Wasserkreislaufes ( GLOWA-Volta) project1 launched this sub-project dealing with migration studies in the Volta Basin (VB) of Ghana. Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) has one of the world's ...
Daniel Tsegai, 2005
9
Dams and Disease: Ecological Design and Health Impacts of ...
The Volta River Basin in West Africa drains 400000 km2 toward the south, to Lake Volta, reaching the coast at Ada in southeastern Ghana near the Togo border (Figure 12.1). The basin also covers most of the country of Ghana. Two important ...
William Jobin, 2003
10
Improved Water Supply in the Ghanaian Volta Basin: Who Uses ...
GEOGRAPHIC, ECONOMIC, AND INSTITUTIONAL SETTING OF THE STUDY SITE THE VOLTA BASIN The Volta basin covers an area of about 400,000 km2 and connects six riparian countries—Ghana, Burkina Faso, and Togo and small ...
Stefanie Engel, Maria Iskandarani, and Maria del Pilar Useche

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «VOLTA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term volta is used in the context of the following news items.
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Former THE MARS VOLTA Vocalist Kicked a $1000 A Week …
Any fans familiar with At The Drive-In or The Mars Volta wouldn't be shocked to learn that frontman Cedric Bixler-Zavala is a massive pothead. Or, I guess I ... «Metal Injection.net, Jun 15»
2
Volta wants to power your electric car with ads — and it just raised …
Volta, a startup that has over 100 free electric car charging stations in five cities, announced today that it raised $4.5 million in a series A round led by Three ... «VentureBeat, Jun 15»
3
NDC says no to "needless" Ebola vaccines trial in Volta region
The ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) outfit in the Volta region is warning it will resist any attempt by the government to use Voltarians as “guinea pigs ... «Starr 103.5 FM, Jun 15»
4
Protesters truncate Bawumia's Volta Region tour
A planned familiarization tour by the vice presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia to the Volta region was truncated after ... «Citifmonline, Apr 15»
5
Belo Sun Announces Positive Feasibility Study for Its Volta Grande …
The Feasibility Study capital and operating cost estimates for the Volta Grande Project are .... The mineral reserves for the Volta Grande Project are based on the ... «MarketWatch, Mar 15»
6
Volta a Catalunya: Porte secures overall success
Richie Porte's magnificent spring showed no sign of finishing on Sunday as the recent Paris-Nice winner and Team Sky rider added a second WorldTour stage ... «Cyclingnews.com, Mar 15»
7
Volta a Catalunya: van Garderen wins queen stage
The day grew colder and cloudier, but thankfully not wetter as the Volta tackled four classified Pyrenean ascents, three of them first category and the hardest the ... «Cyclingnews.com, Mar 15»
8
Volta a Catalunya: Pozzovivo wins stage 3 in Girona
A hard-fought third stage of the Volta Ciclista a Catalunya on Wednesday saw Domenico Pozzovivo (Ag2r La Mondiale) seize his first victory in three years by a ... «Cyclingnews.com, Mar 15»
9
Paterski claims Volta a Catalunya stage win
A long-distance break of three opportunist riders caused a major upset in the Volta Ciclista a Catalunya on Monday's opening stage, with Maciej Paterski (CCC) ... «Cyclingnews.com, Mar 15»
10
Volta a Catalunya short of big climbs, but not big names
Wary of cancellations forced by bad weather, organizers have taken some of the punch out of this year's Volta a Catalunya. Photo: Tim De Waele ... «velonews.competitor.com, Mar 15»

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