VOLT


Meaning of VOLT in English

/ vəʊlt; vɒlt; NAmE voʊlt/ noun

( abbr. V ) a unit for measuring the force of an electric current :

a high security fence with 5 000 volts passing through it

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WORD ORIGIN

late 19th cent.: named after A. Volta (1745-1827), the Italian physicist.

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