voltaic

adj

1. of or relating to electricity.
2. producing electricity by chemical action.
3. (figuratively)reminiscent of the action of electricity: thrilling, shocking, dramatic.

   “Around them, the air thrummed with the kind of voltaic wailing to power up the darkest night.”

4. (not-comparable)Of or pertaining to Alessandro Volta or his work.

   “She seemed molded from fire and air, and vivified at some Voltaic pile of August thunder-clouds heaped against the sunset.”

5. (not-comparable)Of or pertaining to Burkina Faso, previously known as Upper Volta.
6. (not-comparable)Of or pertaining to the Gur languages of Africa, in the Niger-Congo family.

noun

1. A person from Upper Volta.