VOLT


Meaning of VOLT in English

I. ˈvōlt noun

( -s )

Etymology: French volte, from Italian volta turn, volt, from voltare to turn, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin volvitare, freq. of Latin volvere to roll — more at voluble

1.

a. : a tread or gait in which a horse going sideways makes a turn round a center

b. : a circle traced by a horse in this movement

c. : the ground marked for the volt

2. : a leaping movement in fencing to avoid a thrust

II. noun

( -s )

Etymology: after Alessandro Volta died 1827 Italian physicist

1. : the practical mks unit of electrical potential difference and electromotive force that is 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, that is equivalent to the potential difference across a resistance of one ohm when one ampere is flowing through it, and that is taken as the standard in the United States

2. : a unit of electrical potential difference and electromotive force equal to 1.00034 volts and formerly taken as the standard in the U.S. — called also international volt

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.