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ABVOLT
abvolt
(noun) a unit of potential equal to one-hundred-millionth of a volt
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
abvolt (plural abvolts)
(electricity, electrical engineering, dated) A unit of electrical potential equal to one hundred millionth of a volt (10-8 volts), used in the centimeter-gram-second system of units.
Source: Wiktionary
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(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
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