Volt

Pronunciation

• IPA: /vəʊlt/
• Rhymes: -əʊlt

Named after the Italian physicist Alessandro Volta.

Full definition of volt

Noun

1. 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

Derived terms

• voltage
• voltmeter
• picovolt
• nanovolt
• microvolt
• millivolt
• kilovolt
• megavolt
• gigavolt

French volte

Noun

1. A circular tread; a gait by which a horse going sideways round a centre makes two concentric tracks.
2. (fencing) A sudden movement to avoid a thrust.

Anagrams

• VTOL