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  1. 1. n. A circular tread; a gait by which a horse going sideways round a center makes two concentric tracks. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. A sudden movement to avoid a thrust. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. The unit of electro-motive force; -- defined by the International Electrical Congress in 1893 and by United States Statute as, that electro-motive force which steadily applied to a conductor whose resistance is one ohm will produce a current of one ampere. It is practically equivalent to / the electro-motive force of a standard Clark's cell at a temperature of 15¡ C. Source: opted
  4. 4. n. a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt; equivalent to the potential difference across a resistance of 1 ohm when 1 ampere of current flows through it Source: wordnet
  5. 5. 1. (Man.) A circular tread; a gait by which a horse going sideways round a center makes two concentric tracks. 2. (Fencing) A sudden movement to avoid a thrust. The unit of electro-motive force; -- defined by the International Electrical Congress in 1893 and by United States Statute as, that electro-motive force which steadily applied to a conductor whose resistance is one ohm will produce a current of one ampère. It is practically equivalent to Source: webster
  6. 6. A circular tread; a gait by which a horse going sideways rounda center makes two concentric tracks. Source: adambom
  7. 7. n. a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt; equivalent to the potential difference across a resistance of 1 ohm when 1 ampere of current flows through it Source: ecdict

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