volt
pronunciation
How to pronounce volt in British English:
UK [vəʊlt]
How to pronounce volt in American English:
US [voʊlt]
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- Noun:
- 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
Word Origin
- volt (n.)
- unit of electromotive force, 1873, back-formation from voltaic.
Example
- 1. Among them will be nissan 's leaf and chevrolet 's volt .
- 2. A millivolt is one-thousandth of a volt .
- 3. And though volt may be early to bid on that tiny share of the market - it will be far from the last .
- 4. Very few gas-powered passenger cars can beat the chevy volt off the line .
- 5. The other is a chevy volt . This goes on electric for close to 40 miles .