| NOUN | quantity | volt, V | 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 |
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| Sounds | vow'lt | |
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| Rhymes | bolt ... unbolt: 9 rhymes with owlt... | |
| Meaning | 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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| Synonym | V | |
| Part of | kilovolt, kV | A unit of potential equal to a thousand volts |
| Parts | abvolt | A unit of potential equal to one-hundred-millionth of a volt |
| femtovolt | A unit of potential equal to one quadrillionth of a volt (or one thousandth of a nanosecond) | |
| microvolt | A unit of potential equal to one millionth of a volt | |
| millivolt, mV | A unit of potential equal to one thousandth of a volt | |
| nanovolt | A unit of potential equal to one billionth of a volt | |
| picovolt | A unit of potential equal to one trillionth of a volt | |
| Broader | potential unit | A measure of the potential energy of a unit charge at a given point in a circuit relative to a reference point (ground) |
| Spanish | voltio | |
| Catalan | volt | |
| Adjectives | voltaic | pertaining to or producing electric current by chemical action |
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