a unit of electrical power in an AC circuit equal to the power dissipated when 1 volt produces a current of 1 ampere
<noun.quantity>

var

volt-ampere

the rate at which energy is drawn from a source that produces a flow of electricity in a circuit; expressed in volts
<noun.phenomenon>   freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 8

electromotive force

emf

voltage

the difference in electrical charge between two points in a circuit expressed in volts
<noun.phenomenon>   freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

electric potential

potential

potential difference

potential drop

voltage

resistors connected in series across a voltage source; used to obtain a desired fraction of the voltage
<noun.artifact>

potential divider

voltage divider

a decrease in voltage along a conductor through which current is flowing
<noun.attribute>

voltage drop

a transformer whose voltage ratio of transformation can be adjusted
<noun.artifact>

voltage regulator

pertaining to or producing electric current by chemical action
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galvanic

voltaic

sample sentences

"a galvanic cell"
"a voltaic (or galvanic) couple"

battery consisting of a number of voltaic cells arranged in series or parallel
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galvanic battery

voltaic battery

an electric cell that generates an electromotive force by an irreversible conversion of chemical to electrical energy; cannot be recharged
<noun.artifact>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

galvanic cell

primary cell

voltaic cell

battery consisting of voltaic cells arranged in series; the earliest electric battery devised by Volta
<noun.artifact>   freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

galvanic pile

pile

voltaic pile

a major change in attitude or principle or point of view
<noun.act>

about-face

policy change

reversal

volte-face

sample sentences

"an about-face on foreign policy"

meter that measures the potential difference between two points
<noun.artifact>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

voltmeter

the quality of being facile in speech and writing
<noun.attribute>

articulateness

fluency

volubility

marked by a ready flow of speech
<adj.all>

voluble

sample sentences

"she is an extremely voluble young woman who engages in soliloquies not conversations"

in a chatty manner
<adv.all>

chattily

volubly

sample sentences

"`when I was a girl,' she said chattily, `I used to ride a bicycle'"

the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
<noun.quantity>   freq. cnt.: 25 freq. cnt.: 25

volume

sample sentences

"the gas expanded to twice its original volume"

the property of something that is great in magnitude
<noun.attribute>   freq. cnt.: 15 freq. cnt.: 11 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1

bulk

mass

volume

sample sentences

"it is cheaper to buy it in bulk"
"he received a mass of correspondence"
"the volume of exports"

physical objects consisting of a number of pages bound together
<noun.artifact>   freq. cnt.: 18 freq. cnt.: 10 freq. cnt.: 8

book

volume

sample sentences

"he used a large book as a doorstop"

a publication that is one of a set of several similar publications
<noun.communication>   freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 4

volume

sample sentences

"the third volume was missing"
"he asked for the 1989 volume of the Annual Review"

a relative amount
<noun.quantity>   freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

volume

sample sentences

"mix one volume of the solution with ten volumes of water"

the magnitude of sound (usually in a specified direction)
<noun.attribute>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

intensity

loudness

volume

sample sentences

"the kids played their music at full volume"

a unit of measurement of volume or capacity
<noun.quantity>

capacity measure

capacity unit

cubage unit

cubature unit

cubic content unit

cubic measure

displacement unit

volume unit

a bomb that uses a fuel-air explosive
<noun.artifact>

aerosol bomb

fuel-air bomb

thermobaric bomb

vacuum bomb

volume-detonation bomb

sample sentences

"a thermobaric bomb can create overpressures equal to an atomic bomb"

furnished with volumes
<adj.all>

volumed

sample sentences

"a large room volumed with ancient books"

formed or rising in rounded masses
<adj.all>

volumed

sample sentences

"gasping with the volumed smoke"

(often used in combination) consisting of or having a given number or kind of volumes
<adj.pert>

volumed

sample sentences

"the poet's volumed works"
"a two-volumed history"
"multi-volumed encyclopedias"
"large-volumed editions"

a meter to measure the volume of gases, liquids, or solids (either directly or by displacement)
<noun.artifact>

volumeter

of or relating to measurement by volume
<adj.pert>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

volumetric

volumetrical

sample sentences

"volumetric analysis"

quantitative analysis by the use of definite volumes of standard solutions or reagents
<noun.act>

volumetric analysis

determination of the volume of gases (or changes in their volume) during combination
<noun.act>

volumetric analysis

of or relating to measurement by volume
<adj.pert>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

volumetric

volumetrical

sample sentences

"volumetric analysis"

with respect to volume
<adv.all>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

volumetrically

sample sentences

"analyzed volumetrically"

greatness of volume
<noun.attribute>

fullness

voluminosity

voluminousness

large in volume or bulk
<adj.all>   freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3

voluminous

sample sentences

"a voluminous skirt"

large in number or quantity (especially of discourse)
<adj.all>

copious

voluminous

sample sentences

"she took copious notes"
"a subject of voluminous legislation"

marked by repeated turns and bends
<adj.all>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

tortuous

twisting

twisty

voluminous

winding

sample sentences

"a tortuous road up the mountain"
"winding roads are full of surprises"
"had to steer the car down a twisty track"

in a voluminous manner
<adv.all>

voluminously

greatness of volume
<noun.attribute>

fullness

voluminosity

voluminousness

out of your own free will
<adv.all>   freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

voluntarily

sample sentences

"he voluntarily submitted to the fingerprinting"

of your own free will or design; done by choice; not forced or compelled
<adj.all>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

voluntary

sample sentences

"man is a voluntary agent"
"participation was voluntary"
"voluntary manslaughter"
"voluntary generosity in times of disaster"
"voluntary social workers"
"a voluntary confession"

controlled by individual volition
<adj.all>

voluntary

sample sentences

"voluntary motions"
"voluntary muscles"

composition (often improvised) for a solo instrument (especially solo organ) and not a regular part of a religious service or musical performance
<noun.communication>

voluntary

(military) a person who freely enlists for service
<noun.person>   freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3

military volunteer

voluntary

volunteer