volta: Meaning and Definition of

vol•ta

1. turn; time (used in phrases):(“once”); prima volta (“first time”). una volta

Vol•ta

1. 1745–1827, Italian physicist.
2. a river in W Africa, in Ghana, formed by the confluence of the Black Volta and the White Volta and flowing S into the Bight of Benin. ab. 250 mi. (400 km) long; with branches ab. 1240 mi. (1995 km) long.