volˈtaism noun

The branch of electricity concerning the production of an electric current from the chemical interaction of two immersed dissimilar metals

voltameter /vol-tamˈi-tər/ noun

An instrument formerly used for measuring an electric current by means of the amount of metal deposited, or gas liberated, from an electrolyte in a given time by the passage of the current

vōltˈmeter noun

An instrument for measuring electromotive force directly, calibrated in volts

voltage divider noun

A chain of impedances, most commonly resistors or capacitors, such that the voltage across one or more is an accurately known fraction of that applied to all

voltaic cell noun

A primary cell

volt-ampˈeres plural noun

The product of actual voltage (in volts) and actual current (in amperes) in a circuit