I. ˈvōlt, ˈvȯlt noun
Etymology: French volte, from Italian volta turn, from voltare to turn, from Vulgar Latin * volvitare, frequentative of Latin volvere to roll — more at voluble
Date: 1688
1. : a leaping movement in fencing to avoid a thrust
2.
a. : a tread or gait in which a horse going sideways makes a turn around a center
b. : a circle traced by a horse in this movement
II. ˈvōlt noun
Etymology: Alessandro Volta
Date: 1873
: the practical meter-kilogram-second unit of electrical potential difference and electromotive force equal to the difference of potential between two points in a conducting wire carrying a constant current of one ampere when the power dissipated between these two points is equal to one watt and equivalent to the potential difference across a resistance of one ohm when one ampere is flowing through it