VOLT - Definition

Pronunciation:		vowlt
WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] 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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	Synonyms:	V

	See Also:	abvolt, kilovolt, kV, millivolt, mV, potential unit

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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\Volt\, n. [F. volte; cf. It. volta. See {Vault}.] 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\, n. [After Alessandro Volta, the Italian electrician.] (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 amp[`e]re. It is practically equivalent to 1000/1434 the electro-motive force of a standard Clark's cell at a temperature of 15[deg] C.