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VOLTIO [1 record]

Record 1 2017-09-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Measurements of Electricity
DEF

The unit of measurement of electromotive force. It is equivalent to the force required to produce a current of 1 ampere through a resistance of 1 ohm.

OBS

volt; V: term and abbreviation officially approved by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).

OBS

volt; V: term and abbreviation officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mesures de grandeurs électriques
DEF

Unité de force électromotrice : c'est celle d'un générateur qui fournit une puissance d'un watt quand un courant de 1 ampère traverse le circuit dans lequel il se trouve.

OBS

volt; V : terme et abréviation uniformisés par l'Organisation de l'aviation civile internationale (OACI).

OBS

volt; V : terme et abréviation uniformisés par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Medida de la electricidad
DEF

Unidad de diferencia de potencial y de fuerza electromotriz, que es la diferencia de potencial eléctrico entre dos puntos de un conductor que transporta una corriente constante de 1 amperio, cuando la potencia disipada entre estos puntos es igual a 1 vatio.

OBS

voltio; V: término, abreviatura y definición aceptados oficialmente por la Organización de Aviación Civil Internacional (OACI).

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