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Pronunciation : Volt
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [F. volte; cf. It. volta. See Vault.]
Definition : 1. (Man.)

Defn: A circular tread; a gait by which a horse going sideways round a center makes two concentric tracks.

2. (Fencing)

Defn: A sudden movement to avoid a thrust.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Volt
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [After Alessandro Volta, the Italian electrician.] (Elec.)
Definition : Defn: The unit of electro-motive force; -- defined by the International Electrical Congress in 1893 and by United States Statute as, that electro-motive force which steadily applied to a conductor whose resistance is one ohm will produce a current of one amp?re. It is practically equivalent to
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913