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volt (1)

volt [ vōlt ] (plural volts)


noun 
Definition:
 
unit of electric potential difference: the unit of electromotive force and electric potential difference equal to the difference between two points in a circuit carrying one ampere of current and dissipating one watt of power.
Symbol  V


[Late 19th century. After Alessandro Volta]
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