What is the difference between voltage and volt?
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(physics) The difference in electrostatic potential between two points in space.
The potential difference between live conductors and neutral conductors or the earth in a system when in operation.
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
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)
Volt is a derived term of voltage.
As nouns the difference between voltage and volt
is that voltage is the difference in electrostatic potential between two points in space while volt is 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.voltage
English
Noun
(en noun)- The voltage between the wires is too low to produce a spark.
- Be careful when opening high-voltage equipment.