Etymograph

English

abvolt

From ab- (“absolute”) + volt.

A compound of ab- ‘absolute’ + volt

Proto-Indo-European *h₂epo ‘off, away’

English ab-

Today it means

noun 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.

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Etymograph / abvolt