volt meaning (archaic): definition, etymology and quotations

volt

verbalso spelled Volt

UK /vəʊlt/ · CA, US /voʊlt/

Etymology From French volte.

Equestrianism, Hobbies, Horses, Lifestyle, Pets, Sports Archaic To perform this movement.

Fencing, Government, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Martial arts, Military, Politics, Sports, War Archaic To perform this movement.

Volt

noun

The pan-European party Volt Europa.

volt

noun

Etymology Named after Italian physicist Alessandro Volta. For the surname, see Italian Volta.

In the International System of Units, the derived unit of electrical potential and electromotive force (voltage); the potential difference across a conductor when a current of one ampere uses one watt of power. Symbol: V

If the volt, ampere and ohm were taken as the absolute units, the practical units would be the ampere, begohm and begavolt, names just as convenient as ampere, coulomb and farad.1900, Journal of the Franklin Institute, volume 149, page 461:
The system voltage is 630 volts d.c. and the supply to the trains is by top-contact third rail with running rail return.1956 October, “Recent Changes on the Tyneside Electrified Lines”, in Railway Magazine, page 659:

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Each turbogenerator consisted of a steam turbine, powered by 900 psi of superheated steam, that was coupled by a set of reduction gears to a General Electric marine alternating-current generator operating at 1,800 rpm. Each generator had a capacity of 2,000 kilowatts of three-phase power at 450 volts and 60 hertz. The main 450-volt switchboard was energized by the two turbogenerators. The emergency switchboard, in the emergency generator room, was fed from the main switchboard through an electrical tie.2017 December 12, National Transportation Safety Board, “1.3.5 Electrical Generation and Distribution System”, in Marine Accident Report: Sinking of US Cargo Vessel SS El Faro, Atlantic Ocean, Northeast of Acklins and Crooked Island, Bahamas, October 1, 2015, archived from the original on 15 May 2022, pages 36–37:

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volt

Derived terms: electron volt, gigaelectron volt, gigavolt, megaelectron volt, kilovolt, megavolt, microvolt, millivolt, nanovolt, picovolt, teraelectron volt, voltage, volt-ampere, voltmeter

volt

noun

Etymology From French volte.

Equestrianism, Hobbies, Horses, Lifestyle, Pets, Sports Archaic A circular movement in which the horse goes round in a small circle.

Fencing, Government, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Martial arts, Military, Politics, Sports, War Archaic A sudden movement to avoid a thrust; a parry.