volta

Other forms of volta

plural

volte

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about volta

What does volta mean?

volta means "Italian physicist after whom the volt is named; studied electric currents and invented the voltaic pile (1745-1827)". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in volta?

volta has 2 syllables: vol-ta. The stress falls on "vol". In IPA it is /ˈvoʊltə/.

What is another word for volta?

Close synonyms include Count Alessandro Volta, Conte Alessandro Volta, Conte Alessandro Giuseppe Antonio Anastasio Volta. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is volta a common word?

volta is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.