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FEMTOVOLT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A unit of potential equal to one quadrillionth of a volt (or one thousandth of a nanosecond)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Hypernyms ("femtovolt" is a kind of...):
potential unit (a measure of the potential energy of a unit charge at a given point in a circuit relative to a reference point (ground))
Holonyms ("femtovolt" is a part of...):
V; volt (a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt; equivalent to the potential difference across a resistance of 1 ohm when 1 ampere of current flows through it)
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