volt

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
volt1 /vəʊlt, vɒlt/ (abbrev.: V)

▶noun the SI unit of electromotive force, the difference of potential that would carry one ampere of current against one ohm resistance.

– origin C19: named after the Italian physicist Alessandro Volta.

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
volt2 /vɒlt, vəʊlt/

▶noun variant spelling of volte. ▶verb Fencing make a quick movement to avoid a thrust.

– origin C17: from Fr. volter (see volte).

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
volte /vɒlt, vəʊlt/ (also volt)

▶noun

• 1 Fencing a sudden quick movement to escape a thrust, especially a swing of the rear leg to turn the body sideways.

• 2 Riding a movement in which a horse describes a circle.

– origin C17: from Fr., from Ital. volta ‘a turn’.