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PICOVOLT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does picovolt mean? 

PICOVOLT (noun)
  The noun PICOVOLT has 1 sense:

1. a unit of potential equal to one trillionth of a voltplay

  Familiarity information: PICOVOLT used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


PICOVOLT (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A unit of potential equal to one trillionth of a volt

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Hypernyms ("picovolt" 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 ("picovolt" 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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