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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