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VOLT
volt
(noun) a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt; equivalent to the potential difference across a resistance of 1 ohm when 1 ampere of current flows through it
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
volt (plural volts)
In the International System of Units, the derived unit of electrical potential and electromotive force (voltage); the potential difference across a conductor when a current of one ampere uses one watt of power. Symbol: V
Etymology 2
Noun
volt (plural volts)
A circular tread; a gait by which a horse going sideways round a centre makes two concentric tracks.
(fencing) A sudden movement to avoid a thrust.
Anagrams
• LVOT, VTOL
Noun
Volt
The pan-European party Volt Europa.
Anagrams
• LVOT, VTOL
Source: Wiktionary
Volt, n. Etym: [F. volte; cf. It. volta. See Vault.]
1. (Man.)
Definition: A circular tread; a gait by which a horse going sideways round a center makes two concentric tracks.
2. (Fencing)
Definition: A sudden movement to avoid a thrust.
Volt, n. Etym: [After Alessandro Volta, the Italian electrician.] (Elec.)
Definition: The unit of electro-motive force; -- defined by the International Electrical Congress in 1893 and by United States Statute as, that electro-motive force which steadily applied to a conductor whose resistance is one ohm will produce a current of one ampère. It is practically equivalent to
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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