volts
Battery strength units
Volts are units of electrical potential—the force that pushes electric current through a circuit.
Named after physicist Alessandro Volta, the volt measures how much energy each unit of charge carries.
Higher voltage means greater potential to do work: household outlets deliver 120 or 240 volts depending on the country, while a car battery provides 12 volts.
The shock was only a few volts, but it startled me.
Electrical flow quantity
- ohmsResistance measurement units
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
- currentDirected flow of charge
- circuitClosed electrical pathway
wattage · multimeter · conductor · transformer · capacitance · inductance · impedance · semiconductor
Kill by electricity
- zapDestroy suddenly with energy
- joltAbrupt forceful shake
- stunDaze by force
- tingleSlight stinging sensation
discharge · static · surge · defibrillator · taser · lightning · thunderbolt · arc
Electrical output measure
- amperageElectrical flow quantity
- kilowatt-hourUnit measuring electrical consumption
- joulesSI energy units
- outputWhat something generates
supply · battery · generator · grid · transmission · distribution · load · demand
Combined electrical measuring device
- ammeterElectrical flow gauge
- ohmmeterInstrument measuring electrical resistance
- galvanometerMeasures electrical flow strength
- oscilloscopeVoltage waveform display device
reading · meter · probe · digital · analog · AC · DC · millivolts
amperage
Electrical flow quantity
- ohmsResistance measurement units
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
- currentDirected flow of charge
circuit · wattage · multimeter · conductor · transformer · capacitance · inductance · impedance · semiconductor · diode
electrocute
Kill by electricity
tingle · discharge · static · surge · defibrillator · taser · lightning · thunderbolt · arc · spark
wattage
Electrical output measure
- amperageElectrical flow quantity
- kilowatt-hourUnit measuring electrical consumption
- joulesSI energy units
output · supply · battery · generator · grid · transmission · distribution · load · demand · consumption
multimeter
Combined electrical measuring device
- ammeterElectrical flow gauge
- ohmmeterInstrument measuring electrical resistance
- galvanometerMeasures electrical flow strength
oscilloscope · reading · meter · probe · digital · analog · AC · DC · millivolts · kilovolts
- electricityelectricity, battery, batteries, wire, wires
- measurementscales, gauging, balance, metering, gram
- Voltagekilovolt, millivolt, overvoltage, undervoltage, potential difference
- power connectorsDC jack, power port, three-prong, two-prong, UK plug
- abbreviationsMr, Mrs, Ms, Dr, Jr
- batteriesrechargeable battery, AAAA, D cell, car battery, lithium-ion battery
- high voltageDangerous electrical potential
- voltage meterInstrument measuring electrical potential
- voltage regulatorsCircuits controlling electrical potential
- 9-volt batteryCompact rectangular power cell
- voltage spikesSudden increases in current
- low voltageMinimal electrical potential
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