volt-ampere

  • 71ampere — n. the basic SI unit of electric current. It is equal to the current flowing through a conductor of resistance 1 ohm when a potential difference of 1 volt is applied between its ends. The formal definition of the ampere is the current that when… …

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  • 72ampere —   n. unit of intensity of electric current (current produced by one volt acting through resistance of one ohm) (abbr. amp.).    ♦ ampere hour, unit of quantity of electric current (quantity flowing in one hour at one amp) …

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  • 73Volt — Vọlt [v ] das; (e)s, ; die (Maß)Einheit der elektrischen Spannung; Abk V: Die Spannung beträgt 220 Volt || NB: Ampère, Watt …

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  • 74volt — {{hw}}{{volt}}{{/hw}}s. m. inv. (elettr.) Unità di misura di differenza di potenziale elettrico e di forza elettromotrice, definita come caduta di potenziale provocata dalla corrente di un ampere sulla resistenza di un ohm; SIMB. V. ETIMOLOGIA:… …

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  • 75volt — I [[t]voʊlt[/t]] n. elm the SI unit of potential difference and electromotive force, equal to the difference of electric potential between two points of a conductor carrying a constant current of one ampere, when the power dissipated between… …

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  • 76volt — I. /voʊlt / (say vohlt) noun the derived SI unit of electric potential or electromotive force, defined as the difference of electric potential between two points of a conducting wire carrying a constant current of one ampere, when the power… …

  • 77volt — noun In the International System of Units, the derived unit of electrical potential and electromotive force (voltage); the potential difference across a conductor when a current of one ampere uses one watt of …

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  • 78volt — vəʊlt n. unit of electro motive force which constantly applied to a conductor whose resistance is one ohm will produce a current of one ampere …

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  • 79volt — volt1 [vəʊlt, vɒlt] (abbrev.: V) noun the SI unit of electromotive force, the difference of potential that would carry one ampere of current against one ohm resistance. Origin C19: named after the Italian physicist Alessandro Volta. volt2 [vɒlt,… …

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  • 80volt — n. the SI unit of electric potential, equal to the potential difference between two points on a conducting wire through which a constant current of 1 ampere flows when the power dissipated between these points is 1 watt. Symbol: V …

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