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Millivolt

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. A unit of potential difference equal to one thousandth (10-3) of a volt.

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n. One thousandth (10-3) of a volt, abbreviated as mV.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. The thousandth part of a volt.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. a unit of potential equal to one thousandth of a volt

Word Usage

"How the scientists accomplish this tapping of free energy from trees is by using tailored "boost converters" which turns each tree's 200 millivolt voltage into very usable 1.1 volts of electricity."

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Words that are more generic or abstract

potential unit