- pronunciation:
- volt
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a unit of force for measuring electric current.
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The Italian physicist Alessandro Volta (1745-1827) invented the first electric battery. It became known as the Voltaic cell. After Volta's death, a unit of measurement was named after him in honor of his contribution to science.