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Electron Volt

nounid 53686·updated May 18, 2026
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a unit of energy equal to the work done by an electron accelerated through a potential difference of 1 volt

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eV
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Electron Volts
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Electron Volt's
pluralpossessive
Electron Volts'

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Wordset Dictionary1 senseview framework →
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a unit of energy equal to the work done by an electron accelerated through a potential difference of 1 volt
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
a unit of energy equal to the work done by an electron accelerated through a potential difference of 1 volt
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