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Plural of volt

regular plural

The plural of volt is volts.

Forms of volt

Singularvolt /vəʊlt/
Pluralvolts
Countablecountable

Volts in a sentence

  • The system voltage is 630 volts d.c. and the supply to the trains is by top-contact third rail with running rail return.1956 October, “Recent Changes on the Tyneside Electrified Lines”, in Railway Magazine, page 659
  • Each generator had a capacity of 2,000 kilowatts of three-phase power at 450 volts and 60 hertz.2017 December 12, National Transportation Safety Board, “1.3.5 Electrical Generation and Distribution System”, in Marine Accident Report...
  • The operating voltage for the manpack radio is 13.5 volts from the primary battery.2007, U. S. Department of Defense, U.S. Army Ranger Handbook, Skyhorse Publishing Inc., →ISBN, page 123. From the entry manpack
  • To get a feel for the size, the energy required to completely liberate an electron from the ground state of a hydrogen atom is 13.6 electron volts.2011, Brian Cox, Jeff Forshaw, The Quantum Universe, Allen Lane, page 158n. From the entry electron volt
  • A burly mechanic wheeled in a bright yellow battery charger on a trolley, furtled under the bonnet and gave the car the full benefit of its volts.2005, Carole Matthews, You Drive Me Crazy, →ISBN. From the entry furtle

Meaning of volt

  1. noun In the International System of Units, the derived unit of electrical potential and electromotive force (voltage); the potential difference across a conductor when a current of one ampere uses one watt of power. Symbol: V.
  2. noun A bright yellow-green colour often used in Nike products.
  3. noun Volt.

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Questions about the plural of volt

What is the plural of volt?
The plural of volt is volts.
Is volt countable?
Volt is a countable noun.

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