"volts" in the noun sense

1. volt, V

a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt equivalent to the potential difference across a resistance of 1 ohm when 1 ampere of current flows through it

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