statvolt

[ stat-vohlt ]

noun

, Electricity.

1. the electrostatic unit of electromotive force or potential difference, approximately equivalent to 300 volts and equal to the electromotive force or potential difference that will cause a current of one statampere to flow through a conductor with a resistance of one statohm.

Word History and Origins

Origin of statvolt¹

stat- ( statampere ) + volt ¹