(vōlt) noun
The unit of electromotive force, or that difference of potential which, when steadily applied to a conductor whose resistance is one ohm, will produce a current of one ampere. Abbr. v., V. [after Alessandro Volta]

(vōlt) noun
1. In horse–training, a gait in which the horse moves partially sidewise round a center with the head turned out; a circular tread.
2. In fencing, a sudden leap to avoid a thrust. [<F volte a turn <Ital. volta, orig. pp. fem, of volvere turn <L]