Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun volt

1 sense of volt

Sense 1
volt, V -- (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)
       => potential unit -- (a measure of the potential energy of a unit charge at a given point in a circuit relative to a reference point (ground))