abvolt

noun

ab·​volt

ˈabˌvōlt

plural -s

: the cgs electromagnetic unit of electrical potential and electromotive force equal to one one-hundred-millionth of a volt and being the potential difference through which transference of one abcoulomb of electricity involves a change of one erg in energy

Word History

Etymology

ab- entry 2 + volt

First Known Use

1903, in the meaning defined above

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