abvolt

American  

[ab-vohlt, ab-vohlt] / æbˈvoʊlt, ˈæbˌvoʊlt /

noun

Electricity.

1. the centimeter-gram-second unit of electromotive force, equivalent to 10 −8 volt.

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abvolt British  

/ ˈæbˌvəʊlt /

noun

1. the cgs unit of potential difference in the electromagnetic system; the potential difference between two points when work of 1 erg must be done to transfer 1 abcoulomb of charge from one point to the other: equivalent to 10 ^–8 volt

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Etymology

Origin of abvolt

ab- ( see abampere) + volt ¹