Volt Definition
vōlt
volts
noun
volts
A turning movement or gait of a horse, in which it moves sideways around a center.
Webster's New World
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.
Webster's New World
A leap to avoid a thrust.
Webster's New World
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voltsOrigin of Volt
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French volte from Italian volta turn from voltare to turn, leap vault2
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Named after the Italian physicist Alessandro Volta.
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After Count Alessandro Volta
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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