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millivolt

millivolt

1 4.9
A very small electrical voltage equal to one thousandth of a volt
  • noun
  • /ˈmɪlɪˌvoʊlt/
  • Specialized
translation icon : milivoltio
  • The temperature sensor outputs a signal of just a few millivolts when the environment is stable.
  • hundred millivolts
  • tens of millivolts
  • millivolt and voltage

Examples

  • Most of the variability in threshold voltage is from chip to chip, which is typically hundreds of millivolts compared to tens of millivolts within a chip.

    Academic text (1996)
  • WB-ASC16-TC accepts thermocouple, millivolt, and voltage signals directly.

    Academic text (1994)
  • And in this case, this X axis in millivolts is the potential inside the hair cell.

  • Typically, CM signals can be at millivolt levels, while direct digital data must be at several volts to be read reliably.

    Academic text (1996)
  • As with thermocouples, a chart of millivolt output or equivalent temperature is provided for the full temperature range for easy interfacing with external equipment.

    Academic text (1995)
  • A chart of millivolt output or equivalent temperatures is provided with the probes for the full temperature range for interfacing with external equipment.

    Academic text (1994)
  • Also recorded were cell voltages (all well within 50 millivolts).

    Blog text (21)
  • TMR is measured at low bias voltages, around 10 millivolts.

    Academic text (2004)
  • The major benefit of feeding fuel cells pure oxygen is that each cell achieves a 50-millivolt gain in potential as opposed to cells operating on air.

    Academic text (2010)
  • Engineers designed the unit so that it consumes 2 millivolts when quiescent and 250 milliamps during peak measurement.

    Academic text (1994)

Synonyms

mV
vsmillivolt
  • Specialized
4 3.9

One thousandth of a volt used to measure small electrical voltages

is written in full words rather than as a symbol form

How High

megavolt
  • Specialized
1 5.2
kilovolt
  • Specialized
1 5.4
electric potential
  • Specialized
1 5.1
volt
  • Specialized
83 4.1
millivolt
  • Specialized
1 4.9

Surface Forms

millivolt singular
millivolts plural

Morphology

millivolt = volt (transparent) = milli + volt

Formed by the SI prefix 'milli' meaning one-thousandth plus the unit 'volt', so the meaning is directly and predictably derived.

Etymology

Millivolt joins milli- meaning 'one thousandth', as in millimeter, and volt, the unit named after the scientist Volta. So a millivolt is 'one thousandth' of a volt, used for very small electric signals.