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Volt (symbol V) is the SI derived unit for electromotive force and potential difference, named after Alessandro Volta.
Volt or Volts may also refer to:
Electrical measurement
electron volt (eV), a unit of energy in physics
volt-ampere (VA), a unit used to measure the apparent power in an electrical circuit
volt-ampere reactive (var), a unit used to measure reactive power in an AC system
Volt meter , instrument for measuring electrical potential
Volt-ohm meter (VOM), instrument that combines several electrical measurement functions
volt-second (V⋅s), more commonly the weber (Wb), a unit of magnetic flux
Volts Center Tapped (VCT), a unit of voltage output of a center tapped transformer
Entertainment and media
People
Alessandro Volta (1745–1827), the Italian physicist after whom the term volt is named
John Volts (1825–1904?), a British critic, philosopher and writer.
Other uses
Chevrolet Volt , an American plug-in hybrid automobile
Volt Europa , a pan-European political party
Volt Albania , its branch in Albania
Volt Austria , its branch in Austria
Volt Belgium , its branch in Belgium
Volt Bulgaria , its branch in Bulgaria
Volt Cyprus , its branch in Cyprus
Volt Czech Republic , its branch in Czech Republic
Volt Denmark , its branch in Denmark
Volt France , its branch in France
Volt Germany , its branch in Germany
Volt Greece , its branch in Greece
Volt Ireland , its branch in Ireland
Volt Italy , its branch in Italy
Volt Luxembourg , its branch in Luxembourg
Volt Malta , its branch in Malta
Volt Netherlands , its branch in the Netherlands
Volt Portugal , its branch in Portugal
Volt Romania , its branch in Romania
Volt Slovakia , its branch in Slovakia
Volt Spain , its branch in Spain
Volt Sweden , its branch in Sweden
Volt Switzerland , its branch in Switzerland
Volt Ukraine , its branch in Ukraine
Volt UK , its branch in United Kingdom
Volt Technical Resources , a third-party recruiting company based in New York City
VoltDB , an in-memory database
Volt, a shade of the color
Lime
Volt Bank , a neobank in Australia (defunct)
See also
Topics referred to by the same term