abvolt

English

Etymology

From ab- (“absolute”) +‎ volt.

Pronunciation

Noun

abvolt (plural abvolts)

  1. (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

References

  1. ^ Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “abvolt”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 11.
  2. ^ Laurence Urdang (editor), The Random House College Dictionary (Random House, 1984 [1975], →ISBN), page 7

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from English abvolt.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɛp̚.vɔl], [ap̚.vɔl]
    • Audio (Malaysia, [ɛp̚.vɔl]):(file)
    • Audio (Malaysia, [ap̚.vɔl]):(file)
  • Rhymes: -vɔl, -ɔl
  • Hyphenation: ab‧volt

Noun

abvolt (Jawi spelling ابۏولت)

  1. (electricity, electrical engineering, dated) abvolt

Further reading

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