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Definition of 'volt'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) volt
the SI unit of potential difference and electromotive force, equal to the difference of electric potential between two points of a conductor carrying a constant current of one ampere, when the power dissipated between these points is equal to one watt.

2. (n.) volt
a circular movement or gait in manège in which a horse going sideways turns around a center with its head facing outward.

3. volt
a sudden leap in fencing to avoid a thrust.

Etymology: (1650–60; < F volte < It volta, n. der. of voltare to turn < VL *volvitare)

Definition of 'volt'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) 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; equivalent to the potential difference across a resistance of 1 ohm when 1 ampere of current flows through it

Definition of 'volt'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (noun) volt
a unit of measurement of an electric current

Definition of 'volt'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) volt
a circular tread; a gait by which a horse going sideways round a center makes two concentric tracks

2. (noun) volt
a sudden movement to avoid a thrust

3. (noun) volt
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 ampere. It is practically equivalent to / the electro-motive force of a standard Clark's cell at a temperature of 15¡ C.

Definition of 'volt'

The Standard Electrical Dictionary

1. volt
The practical unit of electro-motive force or potential difference. It may be referred to various data.

An electro-motive force of one volt will cause a current of one ampere to flow through a resistance of one ohm.

A condenser of one farad capacity charged with one coulomb will have a rise of potential of one volt.

The cutting of 100,000,000 lines of force per second by a conductor induces one volt E. M. F.

A Daniell's battery gives an E. M. F. of 1.07 volts; about the most familiar approximate standard that can be cited.

It is equal to 1/300 absolute electrostatic unit.

It is equal to 1E8 absolute electro-magnetic units.

[Transcriber's note: The SI definition of a volt: The potential difference across a conductor when a current of one ampere dissipates one watt of power.]

Translation of 'volt'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: (often abbreviated toV) the unit used in measuring the force driving electricity through a circuit, or the strength of an electric current.
Afrikaans: volt	Arabic: فولط: وِحْدَة القُوَّة ال	Bulgarian: волт
Brazilian: volt	Czech: volt	German: das Volt
Danish: volt	Greek: βολτ (μονάδα μέτρησης)	Spanish: voltio
Estonian: volt	Farsi: ولت	Finnish: voltti
French: volt	Hebrew: ווֹלט	Hindi: वोल्टविद्युत शक्ति की इका
Croatian: volta	Hungarian: volt	Indonesian: volt
Icelandic: volt	Italian: volt	Japanese: ボルト
Korean: 볼트(전압의 단위)	Lithuanian: voltas	Latvian: volts
Malay: volt	Dutch: volt	Norwegian: volt
Polish: wolt	Portuguese: volte	Romanian: volt
Russian: вольт	Slovak: volt	Slovenian: volt
Serbian: volt	Swedish: volt	Thai: หน่วยแรงดันไฟฟ้า
Turkish: volt	Taiwanese: 伏特(用以測量電壓)	Ukrainian: вольт
Urdu: وولٹ، برقي توانائي کي اکا	Vietnamese: vôn	Chinese: 伏特（电压单位）
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