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electron-volt: Meaning and Definition of
e•lec•tron-volt
Pronunciation: (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 joules. Abbr.: eV, ev
See also:
- electron-volt (Thesaurus)
