volt Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. 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
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WordNet

Volt noun
Etymology
F. volte; cf. It. volta. See Vault.
Definitions
  1. (Man.) A circular tread; a gait by which a horse going sideways round a center makes two concentric tracks.
  2. (Fencing) A sudden movement to avoid a thrust.
Volt noun
Etymology
After Alessandro Volta, the Italian electrician.
Definitions
  1. (Elec.) 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 &frac1000x1434; the electro-motive force of a standard Clark's cell at a temperature of 15° C.

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