volt
volt1 definition
volt (vōlt)
noun
- a turning movement or gait of a horse, in which it moves sideways around a center
- Fencing a leap to avoid a thrust
Etymology: Fr volte < It volta, a turn < VL *volvita, for L voluta, fem. pp. of volvere, to roll, turn about: see walk
volt2 definition
volt (vōlt)
noun
the basic unit of electromotive force in the SI and MKS systems, equal to the electromotive force, or difference in potential, that causes a current of one ampere to flow through a conductor having a resistance of one ohm: abbrev. V
Etymology: after Conte Alessandro Volta
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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