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(1):

(n.) 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 ampere. It is practically equivalent to / the electro-motive force of a standard Clark's cell at a temperature of 15¡ C.

(2):

(n.) A sudden movement to avoid a thrust.

(3):

(n.) A circular tread; a gait by which a horse going sideways round a center makes two concentric tracks.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Volt'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​v/volt.html. 1828.
 
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