Volta

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biographical name

Vol·​ta ˈvōl-tə 

ˈväl-,

ˈvȯl-

Alessandro (Giuseppe Antonio Anastasio) Conte Volta 1745–1827 Italian physicist

Volta

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geographical name

Vol·​ta ˈväl-tə 

ˈvōl-,

ˈvȯl-

river in western Africa that flows from Lake Volta, a reservoir in north central Ghana, south into the Bight of Benin see red volta

Note: Lake Volta, whose area is 3275 square miles (8515 square kilometers), receives the waters of the Black Volta and White Volta rivers.