statvolt: Meaning and Definition of

stat•volt

Pronunciation: (stat'vōlt"), [key]
— n. Elect.
  1. the electrostatic unit of electromotive force or potential difference, approximately equivalent to 300 volts and equal to the electromotive force or potential difference that will cause a current of one statampere to flow through a conductor with a resistance of one statohm.
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