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ABVOLT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does abvolt mean?
• ABVOLT (noun)
The noun ABVOLT has 1 sense:
1. a unit of potential equal to one-hundred-millionth of a volt
Familiarity information: ABVOLT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A unit of potential equal to one-hundred-millionth of a volt
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Hypernyms ("abvolt" is a kind of...):
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))
Holonyms ("abvolt" is a part of...):
V; volt (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)
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