| volt | (noun) a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt; equivalent to the potential difference across a resistance of 1 ohm when 1 ampere of current flows through it | Synonyms: V |
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| voltage | (noun) the difference in electrical charge between two points in a circuit expressed in volts | Synonyms: electric potential, potential, potential difference, potential drop |
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| (noun) the rate at which energy is drawn from a source that produces a flow of electricity in a circuit; expressed in volts | Synonyms: electromotive force, emf |
| voltaic | (adjective) pertaining to or producing electric current by chemical action | Synonyms: galvanic |
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| voltmeter | (noun) meter that measures the potential difference between two points | - |
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