| 释义 |
volt
I. \ˈvōlt\ noun
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Etymology: French volte, from Italian volta turn, volt, from voltare to turn, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin volvitare, freq. of Latin volvere to roll — more at voluble
1.
a. : a tread or gait in which a horse going sideways makes a turn round a center
b. : a circle traced by a horse in this movement
c. : the ground marked for the volt
2. : a leaping movement in fencing to avoid a thrust
II. noun
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Etymology: after Alessandro Volta died 1827 Italian physicist
1. : the practical mks unit of electrical potential difference and electromotive force that is 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, that is equivalent to the potential difference across a resistance of one ohm when one ampere is flowing through it, and that is taken as the standard in the United States
2. : a unit of electrical potential difference and electromotive force equal to 1.00034 volts and formerly taken as the standard in the U.S. — called also international volt |