ELECTRON-VOLT


Meaning of ELECTRON-VOLT in English

/i lek"tron vohlt'/ , n. Physics.

a unit of energy, equal to the energy acquired by an electron accelerating through a potential difference of one volt and equivalent to 1.602 × 10 -19 joules. Abbr.: eV, ev Also, electron volt .

[ 1925-30 ]

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