volt

vəʊlt

Definition

Definition of volt - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

electricity

TECH.

unit of electrical potential and electromotive force

TECH.

The battery provides a voltage of 12 volts.

electrical potential

electromotive force

fashion

Rare

lime-like color used in fashion

Rare

She wore sneakers in a bright volt shade.

chartreuse

lime

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electron volt

unit of energy for subatomic particles

The particle's energy was measured in electron volts.

megaelectron volt

unit of energy equal to one million electron volts

The particle accelerator reached energies of several megaelectron volts.

volt-ampere

unit of apparent power in an electrical circuit

The transformer's capacity is measured in volt-amperes.

Origin of volt

Italian, volta (turn, revolution)

Terms with volt included in their meaning

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acr.

acr: Kilo Volt

unit for measuring one thousand volts of electricity

MeV

acr.

acr: Mega electron Volt

unit of energy used in particle physics

acr.

acr: volt-ampere

unit to measure apparent power in electrical circuits

oth.

electricity

unit of electric potential called volt

electron volt

unit

energy gained by an electron through one volt

femtovolt

oth.

electricity measurement

unit of electric potential equal to one quadrillionth of a volt

microvolt

electricity

unit of potential equal to one millionth of a volt

millivolt

electricity

unit of potential equal to one thousandth of a volt

Examples of volt in a sentence

A volt is a standard unit in electrical measurements.
Her jacket was a striking volt color.
The designer used volt in the new collection.

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French:volt, vert lime, ...
German:Volt, Neongrün, ...
Italian:volt, tinta volt, ...
Spanish:voltio, verde lima, ...
Portuguese:volt, verde-lima, ...
Chinese:伏特, 电光绿, ...
Japanese:ボルト, ...
Arabic:فُولْت, لَون فاقِع, ...
Hebrew:ווֹלְט, וֹולְט, ...
Russian:вольт, лаймовый цвет, ...
Ukrainian:вольт, лаймовий колір, ...
Hindi:वोल्ट, ...
Bengali:ভোল্ট, ...
Catalan:volt, verd llima, ...
Czech:volt, limetková, ...
Danish:volt, neonlime, ...
Dutch:volt, neonlime, ...
Greek:βολτ, βόλτ, ...
Hungarian:volt, lime, ...
Khmer:វ៉ុល, ពណ៌បៃតងលឿងភ្លឺស្រដៀងពណ៌ក្រូចឆ្មា, ...
Korean:볼트, 볼트 색상, ...
Persian:ولت, رنگ ولت, ...
Polish:wolt, limonkowy, ...
Portuguese (BR):volt, verde-limão, ...
Romanian:volt, verde lime, ...
Swedish:volt, neongrön, ...
Thai:โวลต์, เขียวมะนาว, ...
Turkish:volt, parlak yeşil, ...
Vietnamese:vôn, màu volt, ...

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