Meanings
plural electron volts · abbreviation eV · alternative electronvolt
- natural sciencesA unit for measuring the energy of subatomic particles; the energy equal to that attained by an electron moving through a potential difference of one volt. Equivalent to 1.6022 × 10⁻¹⁹ joules.
To get a feel for the size, the energy required to completely liberate an electron from the ground state of a hydrogen atom is 13.6 electron volts.
2011, Brian Cox, Jeff Forshaw, The Quantum Universe, Allen Lane, page 158n
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna unit of energy equal to the work done by an electron accelerated through a potential difference of 1 volt
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Bengali ইলেক্ট্রন-ভোল্ট
- ইলেক্ট্রন-ভোল্ট (ilekṭron-bhōlṭo)a unit for measuring the energy of subatomic particles
Brazilian Portuguese elétron-volt
- elétron-volta unit for measuring the energy of subatomic particles
Chinese Mandarin 電子伏特 /电子伏特, 電子伏 /电子伏
- 電子伏特 /电子伏特 (diànzǐ fútè)a unit for measuring the energy of subatomic particles
- 電子伏 /电子伏 (diànzǐfú)a unit for measuring the energy of subatomic particles
Czech elektronvolt
- elektronvolta unit for measuring the energy of subatomic particles
Danish elektronvolt
- elektronvolta unit for measuring the energy of subatomic particles
Dutch elektronvolt
- elektronvolta unit for measuring the energy of subatomic particles
European Portuguese eletrão-volt
- eletrão-volta unit for measuring the energy of subatomic particles
Finnish elektronivoltti
- elektronivolttia unit for measuring the energy of subatomic particles
French électronvolt, électron-volt
- électronvolta unit for measuring the energy of subatomic particles
- électron-volta unit for measuring the energy of subatomic particles
German Elektronenvolt, Elektronvolt
- Elektronenvolta unit for measuring the energy of subatomic particles
- Elektronvolta unit for measuring the energy of subatomic particles
Greek ηλεκτρονιοβόλτ
- ηλεκτρονιοβόλτ (ilektroniovólt)a unit for measuring the energy of subatomic particles
Hungarian elektronvolt
- elektronvolta unit for measuring the energy of subatomic particles
Indonesian elektronvolt
- elektronvolta unit for measuring the energy of subatomic particles
Italian elettronvolt
- elettronvolta unit for measuring the energy of subatomic particles
Japanese 電子ボルト
- 電子ボルト (denshi boruto)a unit for measuring the energy of subatomic particles
Korean 전자볼트
- 전자볼트 (jeonjabolteu)a unit for measuring the energy of subatomic particles
Latin electronvoltium
- electronvoltiuma unit for measuring the energy of subatomic particles
Persian الکترونولت
- الکترونولتa unit for measuring the energy of subatomic particles
Polish elektronowolt
- elektronowolta unit for measuring the energy of subatomic particles
Romanian electronvolt
- electronvolta unit for measuring the energy of subatomic particles
Russian электро́н-во́льт, электронвольт
- электро́н-во́льт (elektrón-vólʹt)a unit for measuring the energy of subatomic particles
- электронвольт (elektronvolʹt)a unit for measuring the energy of subatomic particles
Spanish electronvoltio
- electronvoltioa unit for measuring the energy of subatomic particles
Swedish elektronvolt
- elektronvolta unit for measuring the energy of subatomic particles
Tamil இலத்திரன்வோல்ட்
- இலத்திரன்வோல்ட் (ilattiraṉvōlṭ)a unit for measuring the energy of subatomic particles
Thai อิเล็กตรอนโวลต์
- อิเล็กตรอนโวลต์a unit for measuring the energy of subatomic particles
Cite this entry
electron volt. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/electron%20volt
“electron volt.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/electron%20volt. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “electron volt,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/electron%20volt.
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