volt
1. volt \'vo-lt, 'vo.lt\ n [F volte, fr. It volta turn, fr. voltare to
turn, fr. (assume]d) VL volvitare, freq. of L volvere to roll - more at
VOLUBLE 1a: a tread or gait in which a horse going sideways makes a turn
around a c enter 1b: a circle traced by a horse in this movement 2: a
leaping movement in fencing to avoid a thrust
2. volt \'vo-lt\ n [Alessandro Volta -1827 It physicist] 1: the practical
mks unit of electrical potential difference and electromot ive force 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 and equivalent to the potential
difference across a resistance of one ohm when one ampere is flowing
through it 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.