gigavolt

Massive electrical unit

A gigavolt is one billion volts—a unit of electrical potential used in contexts involving extremely high energy, such as particle physics or astrophysics.

Lightning strikes and cosmic phenomena may be measured in gigavolts.

The prefix giga- multiplies the base unit by 10⁹.

power-transmission

transformer

Voltage-altering electrical device

substationPower distribution point
insulatorSubstance resisting energy flow
conductorOne who directs musicians

circuit-breaker · grounding · surge · arrester · capacitor · rectifier · inductor · relay · breaker · dielectric

phenomena

lightning

Atmospheric electrical discharge

ionizationCharge acquisition process
flashoverSudden total combustion event
arcCurved line segment

spark · electrostatic · plasma · discharge · impulse · electromagnetic · breakdown · streamer

electrical-units

amperage

Electrical flow quantity

wattageElectrical output measure
ohmElectrical resistance measure
coulombsElectric charge units

farads · weber · tesla · gauss · joules · impedance · current · electron · potential · charge

measurement

multimeter

Combined electrical measuring device

oscilloscopeVoltage waveform display device
calibrationAdjusting for measurement accuracy
precisionAccuracy of measurement

spectrometry · probe · electrometer

applications

synchrotron

Circular charged-particle accelerator

cyclotronSpiral-path particle accelerator
railgunElectromagnetic kinetic weapon

Opposites

electrical magnitude scale

gigavoltmicrovolt

Minuscule electrical unit

millivolt · ground

Family

gigavolts

Familiarity: Top 1,000,000
Profile: Used worldwide · Timeless · Rated G