volts

Meaning of volts

plural noun

the SI unit of electromotive force, the difference of potential that would carry one ampere of current against one ohm resistance.

late 19th century: named after A. Volta (see Volta, Alessandro).

verb, 3rd person present

make a quick movement to avoid a thrust.

late 17th century: from French volter (see volte).

plural noun
  1. a sudden quick jump or other movement to escape a thrust, especially a swinging round of the rear leg to turn the body sideways.
  2. a movement performed in dressage and classical riding, in which a horse describes a circle of 6 yards diameter.

late 17th century (as a fencing term): from French, from Italian volta ‘a turn’, from volgere ‘to turn’. volte (sense 2 of the noun) dates from the early 18th century.

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Hyphenation of volts

volts

  • It consists of 1 syllables and 5 chars.
  • volts is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

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