Voltaic pile

Japanese: voltaic pile(英語表記)voltaicpile
Voltaic pile

...A cylindrical battery made of copper and zinc disks, sandwiched between wet cloths, was used to generate high voltage. This was called a voltaic pile. Chemical batteries are generally called voltaic piles.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "voltaic pile" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…また銅と亜鉛の円板を,ぬらした布を挟んで数回重ねて円筒状にしたものが,高い電圧を得るのに用いられた。これをボルタの電堆voltaic pileという。化学電池を一般にボルタ電池ということがある。…

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