volt

noun/voʊlt/

Frequency rank: #9,419 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

The SI unit of electric potential, equal to the potential difference that drives one ampere of current through one ohm of resistance.

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Example sentence

Each small battery cell in the device was rated at exactly one volt.

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