English
volt
Named after Italian physicist Alessandro Volta.
The story
Named after Italian physicist Alessandro Volta. For the surname, see Italian Volta.
Today it means
noun In the International System of Units, the derived unit of electrical potential and electromotive force (voltage); the potential difference across a conductor when a current of one ampere uses one watt of power. Symbol: V
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Etymograph / volt