n. [ F. archivolte, fr. It. archivolto; pref. archi- + volto vault, arch. See Vault. ] (Arch.) (a) The architectural member surrounding the curved opening of an arch, corresponding to the architrave in the case of a square opening. (b) More commonly, the molding or other ornaments with which the wall face of the voussoirs of an arch is charged. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. demi- volte. ] (Man.) A half vault; one of the seven artificial motions of a horse, in which he raises his fore legs in a particular manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a unit of energy, being equal to the kinetic energy acquired by an electron when accelerated through a potential difference of one volt. It is equal to 1.602 x 10-19 Joules. It is abbreviated eV. The unit electron-volt is often used to express the rest mass and the energy of fundamental particles, especially when accelerated to high velocity in an accelerator. In accelerators, the units encountered are more commonly megaelectron-volts (MeV or million electron-volts) and giga-electron-volts (GeV or billion electron-volts). [ PJC ]

adj. 1. having, operating on, or powered by high voltage; as, a high-voltage generator; a high-voltage line.
Syn. -- high-tension. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. same as high-powered.
Syn. -- high-octane, high-powered, high-power. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Kilo- + volt. ] (Elec.) A unit of electromotive force equal to one thousand volts. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

{ } n. [ It. la volta the turn, turning, whirl. Cf. Volt of a horse, Volta. ] An old dance, for two persons, being a kind of waltz, in which the woman made a high spring or bound. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A dancer of the lavolta. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. 1. (Electricity) subjected to or capable of operating under relative low voltage, usually considered as no greater than 250 volts. Contrasted with high-voltage. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Mega- + volt. ] (Elec.) One of the larger measures of electro-motive force, amounting to one million volts. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Micro- + volt. ] (Elec.) A measure of electro-motive force; the millionth part of one volt. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Revolted; p. pr. & vb. n. Revolting. ] [ Cf. F. révoller, It. rivoltare. See Revolt, n. ] 1. To turn away; to abandon or reject something; specifically, to turn away, or shrink, with abhorrence. [ 1913 Webster ]

But this got by casting pearl to hogs,
That bawl for freedom in their senseless mood,
And still revolt when trith would set them free. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

His clear intelligence revolted from the dominant sophisms of that time. J. Morley. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Hence, to be faithless; to desert one party or leader for another; especially, to renounce allegiance or subjection; to rise against a government; to rebel. [ 1913 Webster ]

Our discontented counties do revolt. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Plant those that have revolted in the van. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To be disgusted, shocked, or grossly offended; hence, to feel nausea; -- with at; as, the stomach revolts at such food; his nature revolts at cruelty. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. 1. To cause to turn back; to roll or drive back; to put to flight. [ Obs. ] Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To do violence to; to cause to turn away or shrink with abhorrence; to shock; as, to revolt the feelings. [ 1913 Webster ]

This abominable medley is made rather to revolt young and ingenuous minds. Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]

To derive delight from what inflicts pain on any sentient creatuure revolted his conscience and offended his reason. J. Morley. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. révolte, It. rivolta, fr. rivolto, p. p. fr. L. revolvere, revolutum. See Revolve. ] 1. The act of revolting; an uprising against legitimate authority; especially, a renunciation of allegiance and subjection to a government; rebellion; as, the revolt of a province of the Roman empire. [ 1913 Webster ]

Who first seduced them to that foul revolt? Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A revolter. [ Obs. ] “Ingrate revolts.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Insurrection; sedition; rebellion; mutiny. See Insurrection. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who revolts. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Causing abhorrence mixed with disgust; exciting extreme repugnance; loathsome; as, revolting cruelty. -- Re*volt"ing*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]

a. [ Thermo- + voltaic. ] (Physics) Of or relating to heat and electricity; especially, relating to thermal effects produced by voltaic action. Faraday. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. volte; cf. It. volta. See Vault. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. (Man.) A circular tread; a gait by which a horse going sideways round a center makes two concentric tracks. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Fencing) A sudden movement to avoid a thrust. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ After Alessandro Volta, the Italian electrician. ] (Elec.) The unit of electro-motive force; -- defined by the International Electrical Congress in 1893 and by United States Statute as, that electro-motive force which steadily applied to a conductor whose resistance is one ohm will produce a current of one ampère. It is practically equivalent to 1000/1434 the electro-motive force of a standard Clark's cell at a temperature of 15° C. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. Volte [ It. volta a turn, turning, a time. See Volt a tread. ] (Mus.) A turning; a time; -- chiefly used in phrases signifying that the part is to be repeated one, two, or more times; as, una volta, once. Seconda volta, second time, points to certain modifications in the close of a repeated strain. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to voltaic electricity, or voltaism. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. An instrument for the exact measurement of electric currents. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Elec.) Electric potential or potential difference, expressed in volts. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Voltaic + -graphy. ] In electrotypy, the act or art of copying, in metals deposited by electrolytic action, a form or pattern which is made the negative electrode. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. F. voltaïque, It. voltaico. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. Of or pertaining to Alessandro Volta, who first devised apparatus for developing electric currents by chemical action, and established this branch of electric science; discovered by Volta; as, voltaic electricity. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Of or pertaining to voltaism, or voltaic electricity; as, voltaic induction; the voltaic arc. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ See the Note under Galvanism. [ 1913 Webster ]

Voltaic arc, a luminous arc, of intense brilliancy, formed between carbon points as electrodes by the passage of a powerful voltaic current. --
Voltaic battery, an apparatus variously constructed, consisting of a series of plates or pieces of dissimilar metals, as copper and zinc, arranged in pairs, and subjected to the action of a saline or acid solution, by which a current of electricity is generated whenever the two poles, or ends of the series, are connected by a conductor; a galvanic battery. See Battery, 4. (b), and Note. --
Voltaic circuit. See under Circuit. --
Voltaic couple or
Voltaic element, a single pair of the connected plates of a battery. --
Voltaic electricity. See the Note under Electricity. --
Voltaic pile, a kind of voltaic battery consisting of alternate disks of dissimilar metals, separated by moistened cloth or paper. See 5th Pile. --
Voltaic protection of metals, the protection of a metal exposed to the corrosive action of sea water, saline or acid liquids, or the like, by associating it with a metal which is positive to it, as when iron is galvanized, or coated with zinc. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. F. voltairien. ] Of or relating to Voltaire, the French author. J. Morley. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The theories or practice of Voltaire. J. Morley. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. voltaïsme. ] (Physics) That form of electricity which is developed by the chemical action between metals and different liquids; voltaic electricity; also, the science which treats of this form of electricity; -- called also galvanism, from Galvani, on account of his experiments showing the remarkable influence of this agent on animals. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Voltaic + -meter. ] (Physics) An instrument for measuring the voltaic electricity passing through it, by its effect in decomposing water or some other chemical compound acting as an electrolyte. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A wattmeter. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

. (Elec.) A unit of electric measurement equal to the product of a volt and an ampere. For direct current it is a measure of power and is the same as a watt; for alternating current it is a measure of apparent power. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ Voltaic + Gr. &unr_; molded. ] A form of voltaic, or galvanic, battery suitable for use electrotyping. G. Francis. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Voltaic + type. ] An electrotype. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

‖imperative. [ It., fr. voltare to turn. See Volt a tread. ] (Mus.) Turn, that is, turn over the leaf. [ 1913 Webster ]

Volti subito [ It. ] (Mus.), turn over quickly. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ F., fr. voltiger to vault, It. volteggiare. See Volt a tread. ] 1. A tumbler; a leaper or vaulter. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Mil.) One of a picked company of irregular riflemen in each regiment of the French infantry. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ 2d volt + -meter. ] (elec.) An instrument for measuring in volts the differences of potential between different points of an electrical circuit. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ So named in honor of Voltz, a French engineer. ] (Min.) An oxysulphide of lead occurring in implanted spherical globules of a yellowish or brownish color; -- called also voltzine. [ 1913 Webster ]