VOLTING

VOLT

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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3 June 2025

OWNER

(noun) (law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business; “he is the owner of a chain of restaurants”


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