volt-ampere
— Noun
– English
~ a unit of electrical power in an AC circuit equal to the power dissipated when 1 volt produces a current of 1 ampere
volt
— Noun
– English
~ a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt; equivalent to the potential difference across a resistance of 1 ohm when 1 ampere of current flows through it
volt
— Noun
– Danish
~ måleenhed for elektrisk spænding
Volta
— Noun
– English
~ a river in Ghana that flows south to the Bight of Benin
volta
— Noun
– English
~ Italian physicist after whom the volt is named; studied electric currents and invented the voltaic pile (1745-1827)
voltage drop
— Noun
– English
~ a decrease in voltage along a conductor through which current is flowing
voltage
— Noun
– English
~ the difference in electrical charge between two points in a circuit expressed in volts
voltage
— Noun
– English
~ the rate at which energy is drawn from a source that produces a flow of electricity in a circuit; expressed in volts
voltage divider
— Noun
– English
~ resistors connected in series across a voltage source; used to obtain a desired fraction of the voltage
voltage regulator
— Noun
– English
~ a transformer whose voltage ratio of transformation can be adjusted
voltaic battery
— Noun
– English
~ battery consisting of a number of voltaic cells arranged in series or parallel
Voltaic
— Noun
– English
~ a group of Niger-Congo languages spoken primarily in southeastern Mali and northern Ghana
voltaic pile
— Noun
– English
~ battery consisting of voltaic cells arranged in series; the earliest electric battery devised by Volta