Definition of Volt

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Definition of Volt

Volt

A circular tread; a gait by which a horse going sideways round a center makes two concentric tracks.

A sudden movement to avoid a thrust.

The unit of electro-motive force; -- defined by the International Electrical Congress in 1893 and by United States Statute as, that electro-motive force which steadily applied to a conductor whose resistance is one ohm will produce a current of one ampere. It is practically equivalent to / the electro-motive force of a standard Clark's cell at a temperature of 15� C.

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Volt Translations

Volt in Dutch is volt
volt in French is volt
volt in German is Volt
volt in Swedish is volt

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