voltaic pile

n. A source of electricity consisting of a number of alternating disks of two different metals separated by absorbent material moistened with an electrolyte, forming primary cells connected in series.

voltaic pile

n (General Physics) an early form of battery consisting of a pile of paired plates of dissimilar metals, such as zinc and copper, each pair being separated from the next by a pad moistened with an electrolyte. Also called: pile, galvanic pile or Volta's pile

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n. an early battery cell consisting of disks of dissimilar metals separated by electrolytic pads. [1805–15]

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voltaic pile - battery consisting of voltaic cells arranged in series; the earliest electric battery devised by Voltagalvanic pile, pileelectric battery, battery - a device that produces electricity; may have several primary or secondary cells arranged in parallel or series

Voltaic Pile

voltaic pile

[vōl′tā·ik ′pīl] (electricity) An early form of primary battery, consisting of a pile of alternate pairs of dissimilar metal disks, with moistened pads between pairs.

Voltaic Pile

a galvanic battery consisting of several Volta cells connected in series. It was the first practical chemical current source. The electrodes in the units of the pile are disks, with spacers made of a spongy material (cloth or paper) impregnated with electrolyte. The potential difference developed at the output leads of a voltaic pile is equal to the sum of the electromotive forces from all the series-connected cells and may be 100 V or higher. Thus, for example, in 1802 the Russian academician V. V. Petrov constructed a voltaic pile consisting of 2,100 cells in order to obtain an electric arc. The creation of the voltaic pile marked the beginning of developmental work on other chemical current sources that would be more advanced and more convenient to use.

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noun battery consisting of voltaic cells arranged in series

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