Electronvolt

/ɪˈlɛktrɑnˌvoʊlt/ noun

Definition

A unit of energy equal to the work done when an electron is moved through a potential difference of one volt, commonly used in physics and chemistry.

Etymology

Compound of 'electron' (Greek elektron) and 'volt' (named after Alessandro Volta, 18th-century Italian physicist). The term became standard in nuclear and atomic physics during the early 20th century.

Kelly Says

An electronvolt is incredibly tiny—about 0.00000000000000016 joules—yet it's the perfect scale for describing atomic and subatomic processes because that's the energy scale where electrons actually operate.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ኤሌክትሮን ቮልት
eh-lehk-trohn-vohlt
ARالعربية
فولت إلكتروني
vohlt il-eh-kht-roh-nee
BNবাংলা
ইলেকট্রন ভোল্ট
ee-lehk-trohn-vohlt
CACatalà
electró volt
eh-leh-kht-roh-vohlt
CSČeština
elektronvolt
/eˈlɛktro.nolt/
DADansk
elektronvolt
/eˈlɛktʁo.vɔlt/
DEDeutsch
Elektronenvolt
/eˈlɛktʁo.nɛn.vɔlt/
ELΕλληνικά
ηλεκτρονβόλτ
ee-lehk-trohn-vohlt
ESEspañol
electrón-voltio
eh-leh-kht-rohn-voh-lee-oh
FAفارسی
الکترون‌ولت
al-eh-kht-rohn-vohlt
FISuomi
elektronivoltti
/eˈlektro.ni.vɔlt.ti/
FRFrançais
électron-volt
/e.lɛk.tʁɔ̃.vɔlt/
GUGU
ઇલેક્ટ્રોન વોલ્ટ
ee-lehk-trohn-vohlt
HAHA
elektronvol
eh-lehk-trohn-vohlt
HEעברית
אלקטרון-וולט
al-eh-kht-rohn-vohlt
HIहिन्दी
इलेक्ट्रॉन वोल्ट
ee-lehk-trohn-vohlt
HUMagyar
elektronvolt
eh-lehk-trohn-vohlt
IDBahasa Indonesia
elektronvolt
eh-lehk-trohn-vohlt
IGIG
elektronvol
eh-lehk-trohn-vohlt
ITItaliano
elettronvolt
eh-leh-trohn-vohlt
JA日本語
電子ボルト
denshi boruto
KKKK
электронвольт
eh-lehk-trohn-vol-t
KMKM
អេឡិចត្រូវ៉ុល
ae-lek-troh-vohlt
KO한국어
전자볼트
jeon-ja-bol-teu
MRMR
इलेक्ट्रॉन व्होल्ट
ee-lehk-trohn-vohlt
MSBahasa Melayu
elektronvolt
eh-lehk-trohn-vohlt
MYမြန်မာ
လျှပ်စစ်ဗို့
lyan zay vohlt
NLNederlands
elektronvolt
/eˈlɛktʁo.vɔlt/
NONorsk
elektronvolt
/eˈlɛktʁo.vɔlt/
PAPA
ਇਲੈਕਟ੍ਰੋਨ ਵੋਲਟ
ee-lehk-trohn-vohlt
PLPolski
elektronowolt
eh-lehk-troh-noh-vohlt
PTPortuguês
elétron-volt
eh-leh-trohn-vohlt
RORomână
electronvolt
eh-lehk-trohn-vohlt
RUРусский
электронвольт
eh-lehk-trohn-vol-t
SVSvenska
elektronvolt
/eˈlɛktʁo.vɔlt/
SWKiswahili
elektronivolti
eh-lehk-troh-nee-voh-lee
TAதமிழ்
மின்னணு வோல்ட்
min-nanu vohlt
TEతెలుగు
ఎలక్ట్రాన్ వోల్ట్
el-eh-kht-rohn-vohlt
THไทย
伏ต์แห่งอิเล็กตรอน
vohd haeng ee-leh-kht-rohn
TLTL
elektronboltahe
eh-lehk-trohn-vohlt
TRTürkçe
elektronvolt
eh-lehk-trohn-vohlt
UKУкраїнська
електронвольт
eh-lehk-trohn-vol-t
URاردو
الیکٹرون وولٹ
al-eh-kht-rohn-vohlt
VITiếng Việt
điện tử volt
deen tuh vohlt
YOYO
ẹlẹ́ktìròṇù-vọltì
eh-leh-kht-ee-roh-n-voh-lee
ZH中文
电子伏
diàn zǐ fú
ZUZU
ilektronivolti
ee-lehk-troh-nee-voh-lee

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