As nouns the difference between volt and dolt
is that volt is volt (unit of measure) while dolt is (pejorative) a stupid person; a blockhead or dullard.
As a verb dolt is
(obsolete) to behave foolishly.
volt
Etymology 1
Named after the Italian physicist .
Noun
(
en 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
Derived terms
* voltage
* voltmeter
* picovolt
* nanovolt
* microvolt
* millivolt
* kilovolt
* megavolt
* gigavolt
Etymology 2
(etyl) volte
Noun
(
en noun)
A circular tread; a gait by which a horse going sideways round a centre makes two concentric tracks.
(fencing) A sudden movement to avoid a thrust.
(
Webster 1913)
dolt
English
Noun
(
en noun)
(pejorative) A stupid person; a blockhead or dullard.
* c. 1603 ,
- O gull! O dolt ! As ignorant as dirt!
* Drayton
- This Puck seems but a dreaming dolt .
Synonyms
* See also
Derived terms
* doltish
Anagrams
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