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CONTE ALESSANDRO GIUSEPPE ANTONIO ANASTASIO VOLTA
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I. (noun)
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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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physicist (a scientist trained in physics)