Other forms: volts
A volt is the unit of electrical push. Two hundred and forty volts, a nine-volt battery, high voltage.
It measures the pressure driving a current rather than the current itself, which is the distinction that matters: volts push and amps flow, and it is the amps that kill. Household supply is about 230 volts in Britain and 120 in America. Note that the unit is named after Alessandro Volta.
1nounvoltThe unit of electrical push.
“Sockets in Britain supply 230 volts, so check any appliance you bring from abroad.”
volt is a unit.
Named after Alessandro Volta, who built the first battery. Voltage and photovoltaic come from the same name.
Italian
Volta
English, today
volt
named after Alessandro Volta. For the surname, see Italian Volta.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA