"abvolt" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /æbˈvəʊlt/ [Received-Pronunciation], /æbˈvoʊlt/ [US] Forms: abvolts [plural]
Rhymes: -əʊlt Etymology: From ab- (“absolute”) + volt. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|ab-<id:absolute><t:absolute>|volt|text=+|tree=1}} From ab- (“absolute”) + volt. Head templates: {{en-noun}} abvolt (plural abvolts)
  1. (electricity, electrical engineering, dated) A unit of electrical potential equal to one hundred millionth of a volt (10⁻⁸ volts), used in the centimeter-gram-second system of units. Tags: dated

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