Volt (Noun)
Meaning
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.
Classification
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure.
Examples
- The battery in the flashlight is 9 volts, which is sufficient to power the small light bulb.
- The electrical engineer measured the voltage across the circuit and found it to be 12 volts.
- A typical household outlet in the United States supplies 120 volts of alternating current.
- The scientist carefully calibrated the equipment to ensure that the voltage output was exactly 5 volts.
- The voltage drop across the resistor was 2 volts, which was within the acceptable range for the experiment.