Volt
noun
It's a unit of electrical force.
This machine requires 240 volts to operate.
Often appears as...
- 120 volts
- 240 volts
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A sudden quick movement in fencing.
The fencer made a quick volt to evade his opponent's attack.
Often appears as...
- quick volt
- backward volt
Usage tips
Technical
noun
It's a unit of electrical force.
This machine requires 240 volts to operate.
Often appears as...
- 120 volts
- 240 volts
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A sudden quick movement in fencing.
The fencer made a quick volt to evade his opponent's attack.
Often appears as...
- quick volt
- backward volt
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Measurement Unit
Used to measure electrical potential difference in electronics and physics.
The battery has a charge of 1.5 volts.
Pro Tip 2/3Electricity Basics
One volt is the difference in electric potential between two points that will drive one ampere of current against one ohm of resistance.
To light up, this LED needs at least 2 volts.
Pro Tip 3/3Common Appliances
Household appliances typically run on 120 or 240 volts in North America, with variations in other countries.
Make sure the charger supports 240 volts before plugging it in overseas.
Pro Tip 1/3Measurement Unit
Used to measure electrical potential difference in electronics and physics.
The battery has a charge of 1.5 volts.
Pro Tip 2/3Electricity Basics
One volt is the difference in electric potential between two points that will drive one ampere of current against one ohm of resistance.
To light up, this LED needs at least 2 volts.
Pro Tip 3/3Common Appliances
Household appliances typically run on 120 or 240 volts in North America, with variations in other countries.
Make sure the charger supports 240 volts before plugging it in overseas.
Pro Tip 1/3Measurement Unit
Used to measure electrical potential difference in electronics and physics.
The battery has a charge of 1.5 volts.
Pro Tip 2/3Electricity Basics
One volt is the difference in electric potential between two points that will drive one ampere of current against one ohm of resistance.
To light up, this LED needs at least 2 volts.
Pro Tip 3/3Common Appliances
Household appliances typically run on 120 or 240 volts in North America, with variations in other countries.
Make sure the charger supports 240 volts before plugging it in overseas.
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Grabbing 230,000 Volts PIPE...
the theory about the training it's time for me to just go out there and bond on but at this point I have to prove I can hang with this crew this is a bit insane what I'm about to do but I know it should work just seeing it work this should work I'm about to grab onto 230,000 volts of electricity with my hands while perched outside a helicopter
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The psychology of evil PIPE...
to blindly obey authority, to go all the way to 450 volts. And it's like a dial on human nature. A dial in a sense that you can make almost everybody totally obedient, down to the majority, down to none. What are the external parallels? For all research is artificial. What's the validity in the real world?
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How batteries work -...
He thought the reaction was happening in the copper, rather than the solution. None the less, we honor Volta's discovery today by naming our standard unit of electric potential "the volt." This oxidation-reduction cycle creates a flow of electrons between two substances
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Summer in Cork Forest PIPE...
other owl species breed very successfully in the Montana it's a sure indication of the plentiful rodent prey including Cabrera's volt that can be found here a declining population in the countryside does at least have a bonus for the local swallows the abandoned
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How do solar panels...
like powering a lightbulb, before returning through the conductive aluminum sheet on the back. Each silicon cell only puts out half a volt, but you can string them together in modules to get more power. Twelve photovoltaic cells are enough to charge a cellphone,
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How do fish make...
with an electric organ that occupies most of its torso, and the electric ray, with kidney-shaped electric organs on either side of its head that produce as much as 220 volts. There is one mystery in the world of electric why don't they electrocute themselves?
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Supercharged motorcycle...
is a hundred thousand volt Tesla coil that I built in my my bedroom much to the dismay of my mother to the dismay of my mother this is dangerous teenage fashion right there and I brought this all together as passion with alternative energy and raced a
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Sherwin Nuland: How...
because he hadn't said a rational word in the weeks of observation. So they plugged him in again, and this time, they used 110 volts for half a second. And to their amazement, after it was over, he began speaking like he was perfectly well.
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Robots Take Over PIPE...
an electrically applied under coating that protects the car from corrosion workers bump up to 300 volts of electricity through this liquid while grounding the cars body
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Cheetah Release PIPE...
dynamic duo will restore the parks predator-prey balance while helping out some of South Africa's wild game farmers the volt wild cheetah project started in
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Grabbing 230,000 Volts PIPE...
the theory about the training it's time for me to just go out there and bond on but at this point I have to prove I can hang with this crew this is a bit insane what I'm about to do but I know it should work just seeing it work this should work I'm about to grab onto 230,000 volts of electricity with my hands while perched outside a helicopter
Video examples
The psychology of evil PIPE...
to blindly obey authority, to go all the way to 450 volts. And it's like a dial on human nature. A dial in a sense that you can make almost everybody totally obedient, down to the majority, down to none. What are the external parallels? For all research is artificial. What's the validity in the real world?
Video examples
How batteries work -...
He thought the reaction was happening in the copper, rather than the solution. None the less, we honor Volta's discovery today by naming our standard unit of electric potential "the volt." This oxidation-reduction cycle creates a flow of electrons between two substances
Video examples
Summer in Cork Forest PIPE...
other owl species breed very successfully in the Montana it's a sure indication of the plentiful rodent prey including Cabrera's volt that can be found here a declining population in the countryside does at least have a bonus for the local swallows the abandoned
Video examples
How do solar panels...
like powering a lightbulb, before returning through the conductive aluminum sheet on the back. Each silicon cell only puts out half a volt, but you can string them together in modules to get more power. Twelve photovoltaic cells are enough to charge a cellphone,
Video examples
How do fish make...
with an electric organ that occupies most of its torso, and the electric ray, with kidney-shaped electric organs on either side of its head that produce as much as 220 volts. There is one mystery in the world of electric why don't they electrocute themselves?
Video examples
Supercharged motorcycle...
is a hundred thousand volt Tesla coil that I built in my my bedroom much to the dismay of my mother to the dismay of my mother this is dangerous teenage fashion right there and I brought this all together as passion with alternative energy and raced a
Video examples
Sherwin Nuland: How...
because he hadn't said a rational word in the weeks of observation. So they plugged him in again, and this time, they used 110 volts for half a second. And to their amazement, after it was over, he began speaking like he was perfectly well.
Video examples
Robots Take Over PIPE...
an electrically applied under coating that protects the car from corrosion workers bump up to 300 volts of electricity through this liquid while grounding the cars body
Video examples
Cheetah Release PIPE...
dynamic duo will restore the parks predator-prey balance while helping out some of South Africa's wild game farmers the volt wild cheetah project started in
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Michio Kaku
American Physicist
When I was 16 years old, I assembled a 2.3 million electron volt beta particle accelerator. I went to Westinghouse, I got 400 pounds of translator steel, 22 miles of copper wire, and I assembled a 6-kilowatt, 2.3 million electron accelerator in the garage.
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Jackie Coogan
Fester has a lot going for him. He's 120 volt AC and DC, and he's great with dynamite. His only trouble is that he's one of the great losers of our time. He would make a great spy, but he kinda stands out in a crowd.
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Vic Mensa
American Musician
I fell off a bridge when I was, like, 17 years old and got electrocuted by 15,000 volts of electricity - fell 30 feet.
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Michael McDonald
The Stax/Volt stuff is really what I grew up on.
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Michio Kaku
American Physicist
When I was 16 years old, I assembled a 2.3 million electron volt beta particle accelerator. I went to Westinghouse, I got 400 pounds of translator steel, 22 miles of copper wire, and I assembled a 6-kilowatt, 2.3 million electron accelerator in the garage.
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Jackie Coogan
Fester has a lot going for him. He's 120 volt AC and DC, and he's great with dynamite. His only trouble is that he's one of the great losers of our time. He would make a great spy, but he kinda stands out in a crowd.
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Vic Mensa
American Musician
I fell off a bridge when I was, like, 17 years old and got electrocuted by 15,000 volts of electricity - fell 30 feet.
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Michael McDonald
The Stax/Volt stuff is really what I grew up on.
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