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volt1 definition

volt (vōlt)

noun

  1. a turning movement or gait of a horse, in which it moves sideways around a center
  2. 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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