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Volt - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Volt : (noun)
1: a unit of potential equal to the potential difference
between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1
ampere when the power dissipated between the two points
is 1 watt; equivalent to the potential difference across
a resistance of 1 ohm when 1 ampere of current flows
through it [syn: V]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Volt : \Volt\, n. [F. volte; cf. It. volta. See Vault.]
1. (Man.) A circular tread; a gait by which a horse going
sideways round a center makes two concentric tracks.
2. (Fencing) A sudden movement to avoid a thrust.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Volt : \Volt\, n. [After Alessandro Volta, the Italian
electrician.] (Elec.)
The unit of electro-motive force; -- defined by the
International Electrical Congress in 1893 and by United
States Statute as, that electro-motive force which steadily
applied to a conductor whose resistance is one ohm will
produce a current of one amp[`e]re. It is practically
equivalent to 1000/1434 the electro-motive force of a
standard Clark's cell at a temperature of 15[deg] C.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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Example Usage of Volt |
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gyula88: @kagye ez eleg velos Volt :D |
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dojle: @suntm huh, mmint hogy Volt nyiri erdőben vmi osztálykirándulás? :) nem rémlik most :) mikor, ki Volt az ofő? :) |
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bluesmagazine: Blues in The Rambler, Eindhoven met o.a. DeWolff, Jesus Volt, Veldman Brothers, Ben Prestage - http://clicky.me/5Dz |
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