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e•lec•tron-volt
Pronunciation: (i-lek'tron vōlt"), [key]—
n. Physics.
a unit of energy, equal to the energy acquired by an electron accelerating through a potential difference of one volt and equivalent to 1.602 × 10
-19 joules.
Abbr.: eV, ev
Also,elec'tron volt".Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.