abvolt

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep
Proto-Indo-European *-o
Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó
Proto-Italic *ap
Latin abder.
Latin ab-
Proto-Indo-European *s(w)é
Proto-Indo-European *s(w)ēdder.
Latin se-
Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁-
Proto-Indo-European *-éti
Proto-Indo-European *luh₁éti
Proto-Italic [Term?]
Latin luō
Latin solvō
Latin absolvōder.
Latin absolūtusder.
Middle French absolutder.
Middle English absolut
English absoluteclip.
English ab-
Italian Voltader.
English volt
English abvolt

    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, uncountable)

    1. (electricity, electrical engineering, dated) abvolt

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