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voltEnglish (en) · Etymology 1Source text
Named after Italian physicist Alessandro Volta. For the surname, see Italian Volta.
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From French volte.
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1908- VoltEnglish · e-38700-8949
Volt, vōlt, n. a turn or bound: a sudden movement or leap to avoid a thrust: a gait of two treads made by a horse going sideways round a centre.—n. Vol′tage. [Fr. volte—It. volta—L. volvĕre, volutum, to turn.]
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Volt, vōlt, n. the unit of electro-motive force now in universal use among electricians, defined legally in terms of the ohm and ampere.—adj. Vol′ta-elec′tric, of or pertaining to galvanism.—n. Vol′ta-electrom′eter, an i
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