volt
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See also: Volt
English
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /vəʊlt/
- (other UK) IPA(key): /vɒlt/
Audio (Southern England); /vɒlt/: (file)
- (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /voʊlt/
- (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈvəʉlt/, /ˈvɐʉlt/
- (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈvɐʉlt/
- Rhymes: -ɒlt, -əʊlt
- Homophone: vault (in some accents)
Etymology 1
Named after Italian physicist Alessandro Volta. For the surname, see Italian Volta.
Noun
volt (plural volts)
- In the International System of Units, the derived unit of electrical potential and electromotive force (voltage); the potential difference across a conductor when a current of one ampere uses one watt of power. Symbol: V
- 1900, Journal of the Franklin Institute, volume 149, page 461:
- If the volt, ampere and ohm were taken as the absolute units, the practical units would be the ampere, begohm and begavolt, names just as convenient as ampere, coulomb and farad.
- 2017 December 12, National Transportation Safety Board, “1.3.5 Electrical Generation and Distribution System”, in Marine Accident Report: Sinking of US Cargo Vessel SS El Faro, Atlantic Ocean, Northeast of Acklins and Crooked Island, Bahamas, October 1, 2015, archived from the original on 15 May 2022, pages 36–37:
- Each turbogenerator consisted of a steam turbine, powered by 900 psi of superheated steam, that was coupled by a set of reduction gears to a General Electric marine alternating-current generator operating at 1,800 rpm. Each generator had a capacity of 2,000 kilowatts of three-phase power at 450 volts and 60 hertz. The main 450-volt switchboard was energized by the two turbogenerators. The emergency switchboard, in the emergency generator room, was fed from the main switchboard through an electrical tie.
Derived terms
Translations
unit of measure
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Etymology 2
Noun
volt (plural volts)
- (archaic, equestrianism) A circular movement in which the horse goes round in a small circle.
- (archaic, fencing) A sudden movement to avoid a thrust; a parry.
References
- “volt”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Noun
volt (uncountable)
Anagrams
Catalan
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From the past participle of Old Catalan voldre, from Latin volvere. Corresponds to Vulgar Latin *voltus, from *volŭtus, from Latin volūtus.
Noun
volt m (plural volts)
Related terms
Etymology 2
Named for Alessandro Volta.
Noun
volt m (plural volts)
Further reading
- “volt” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
- “volt”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025.
- “volt” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Czech
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
volt m inan
Declension
Declension of volt (hard masculine inanimate)
Related terms
- See voluta
Further reading
Dutch
Etymology
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Noun
volt m (plural volts, diminutive voltje n)
- volt (unit)
Derived terms
Faroese
Etymology
Named after the Italian physicist Alessandro Volta. For the surname, see Volta.
Pronunciation
Noun
volt n (genitive singular volts, plural volt)
Declension
French
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
volt m (plural volts)
Further reading
- “volt”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Galician
Etymology
Noun
volt m (plural volts)
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