Webster's Dictionary 1913

1702

Volitive

Vol″i‐tive (?), a. [See Volition.] 1. Of or pertaining to the will; originating in the will; having the power to will. “They not only perfect the intellectual faculty, but the v...

1703

Volkslied

‖Volks″lied (?), n.; pl.Volkslieder (#). (Mus.) A popular song, or national air.

1704

Volksraad

‖Volks″raad′ (?), n. A legislative assembly or parliament of any one of several countries colonized by the Dutch, esp. that of the South African Republic, or the Transvaal, and ...

1705

Volley

Vol″ley (?), n.; pl.Volleys (#). [F. volée; flight, a volley, or discharge of several guns, fr. voler to fly, L. volare. See Volatile.] 1. A flight of missiles, as arrows, bulle...

1706

Volley (2)

Vol″ley (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Volleyed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Volleying.] To discharge with, or as with, a volley.

1707

Volley (3)

Vol″ley, v. i. 1. To be thrown out, or discharged, at once; to be discharged in a volley, or as if in a volley; to make a volley or volleys. Tennyson.2. (a) (Tennis) To return t...

1708

Volley ball

Vol″ley ball. A game played by volleying a large inflated ball with the hands over a net 7 ft. 6 in. high.

1709

Volleyed

Vol″leyed (?), a. Discharged with a sudden burst, or as if in a volley; as, volleyed thunder.

1710

Vollumescope

Vol‐lu″me‐scope (?), n. [Volume + -scope.] (Physics) An instrument consisting essentially of a glass tube provided with a graduated scale, for exhibiting to the eye the changes ...

1711

Vollumeter

Vol‐lu″me‐ter (?), n. [Cf. F. volumètre. See Volumetric.] (Physics) An instrument for measuring the volumes of gases or liquids by introducing them into a vessel of known capacity.

1712

Volost

Vo″lost (?), n. [Russ. volost'.] In the greater part of Russia, a division for local government consisting of a group of mirs, or village communities; a canton.

1713

Volow

Vol″ow (?), v. t. [From the answer, Volo I will, in the baptismal service. Richardson (Dict.).] To baptize; — used in contempt by the Reformers. Tyndale.

1714

Volplane

Vol″plane′ (?), v. i. [F. vol plané act of volplaning; vol flight + plané, p.p.; cf. planer to hover.] (Aëronautics) To glide in a flying machine.

1715

Volt

Volt (?), n. [F. volte; cf. It. volta. See Vault.]1. (Man.) A circular tread; a gait by which a horse going sideways round a center makes two concentric tracks.2. (Fencing) A su...

1716

Volt (2)

Volt, 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 St...

1717

Volt ampère

Volt ampère. (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 alte...

1718

Volta

‖Vol″ta (?), 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 repea...

1719

Volta-electric

Vol″ta–e‐lec″tric (?), a. Of or pertaining to voltaic electricity, or voltaism.

1720

Volta-electrometer

Vol′ta–e′lec‐trom″e‐ter (?), n. An instrument for the exact measurement of electric currents.

1721

Voltage

Vol″tage (?), n.(Elec.) Electric potential or potential difference, expressed in volts.

1722

Voltagraphy

Vol‐tag″ra‐phy (?), 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 e...

1723

Voltaic

Vol‐ta″ic (?), a. [Cf. F. voltaïque, It. voltaico.]1. Of or pertaining to Alessandro Volta, who first devised apparatus for developing electric currents by chemical action, and ...

1724

Voltairean

Vol‐tair″e‐an (?), a. [Cf. F. voltairien.] Of or relating to Voltaire, the French author. J. Morley.

1725

Voltairism

Vol‐tair″ism (?), n. The theories or practice of Voltaire. J. Morley.

1726

Voltaism

Vol″ta‐ism (?), n. [Cf. F. voltaïsme.] (Physics) That form of electricity which is developed by the chemical action between metals and different liquids; voltaic electricity; al...

1727

Voltameter

Vol‐tam″e‐ter (?), n. [Voltaic + -meter.] (Physics) An instrument for measuring the voltaic electricity passing through it, by its effect in decomposing water or some other chem...

1728

Voltammeter

Volt‐am″me′ter (?), n. A wattmeter.