abvolt

English

Etymology

ab- (“absolute”) +‎ volt

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /æbˈvəʊlt/
(US) IPA^(key): /æbˈvoʊlt/^[1]^[2]
Rhymes: -əʊlt

Noun

abvolt (plural abvolts)

(electricity, electrical engineering, dated) A unit of electrical potential equal to one hundred millionth of a volt (10^-8 volts), used in the centimeter-gram-second system of units.

See also

abvolt on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

References

↑ Lesley Brown (editor), The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition (Oxford University Press, 2003 [1933], →ISBN), page 11
↑ Laurence Urdang (editor), The Random House College Dictionary (Random House, 1984 [1975], →ISBN), page 7

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