COUNT ALESSANDRO VOLTA

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Meaning:

Italian physicist after whom the volt is named; studied electric currents and invented the voltaic pile (1745-1827)

Synonyms:

Conte Alessandro Giuseppe Antonio Anastasio Volta; Conte Alessandro Volta; Count Alessandro Volta; Volta

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Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

physicist (a scientist trained in physics)

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