volts

volt

noun

{bc}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

volt

noun

{bc}a leaping movement in fencing to avoid a thrust

electron volt

noun

{bc}a unit of energy equal to the energy gained by an electron in passing from a point of low potential to a point one volt higher in potential {bc}1.60 u00d7 10{sup}u221219{/sup} joule