"eV" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: eV [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|eV}} eV (plural eV)
  1. Initialism of electron volt. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: electron volt Related terms: V (alt: volt), e (english: electron)
    Sense id: en-eV-en-noun-4P4t~nsk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Derived forms: TeV (english: teraelectronvolt / trillion electron volts), BeV (english: billion electron volts), GeV (alt: gigaelectronvolt), MeV (english: megaelectronvolt / million electron volts), keV (alt: kilo-electron-volt), KeV (kilo-electron-volt) (alt: kilo-electron-volt), meV (alt: millielectronvolt), μeV (microelectronvolt), ueV (alt: microelectronvolt), neV (alt: nanoelectronvolt), peV (alt: picoelectronvolt), feV (alt: femtoelectronvolt)

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