voltaic

Etymology

Volta + -ic after Alessandro Volta.

adj

  1. of or relating to electricity.
  2. producing electricity by chemical action.
  3. (figurative) reminiscent of the action of electricity: thrilling, shocking, dramatic.
    Around them, the air thrummed with the kind of voltaic wailing to power up the darkest night. 2022, NoViolet Bulawayo, Glory, Chatto & Windus, page 282

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