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abvolt

n.
C2 Proficiency ab·volt Archaic

n. a very small unit of electrical voltage. It is used in physics to measure tiny amounts of electricity.

n. a unit of electromotive force equal to one hundred millionth of a volt. It is primarily used in the context of electromagnetic theory and historical scientific measurements.


SIMPLE

The scientist measured the voltage in abvolts.

CONTEXTUAL

In the early twentieth century, researchers used the abvolt to describe the minute electrical potentials found in certain biological tissues.

COMPLEX

While the modern volt is the standard unit, the abvolt remains a useful reference point in theoretical physics for calculating the strength of magnetic fields in specific units of measurement.

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