Etymology

tera-volt

Today it means: One million million (10¹²) volts, abbreviated as TV. Full definition →

English volt ← Italian Volta
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  1. Englishtera-
  2. ItalianVolta
  3. Englishvolt
  4. English todaytera-volt

From tera- + volt.

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