Dictionary![]() ![]() e•lec•tron-voltPronunciation: (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.
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