Volta effect

noun

Vol·​ta effect

ˈvōltə-,

ˈvältə-

: the difference of potential observable between two dissimilar metals when placed in contact with one metal becoming positive and the other negative

called also contact potential

Word History

Etymology

after Alessandro Volta †1827 Italian physicist

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