What is "abvolt"

n. (context electricity electrical engineering dated English) A unit of electrical potential equal to one hundred millionth of a volt (10^-8 volts), used in the centimeter-gram-second system of units.

n. a unit of potential equal to one-hundred-millionth of a volt

The abvolt (abV) is one option for the unit of potential difference in the EMU-CGS system of units, and is equal to 10 volts in the SI system.

A potential difference of 1 abV will drive a current of one abampere through a resistance of one abohm.

In most practical applications, the volt and its multiples are preferred. The national standard in the United States deprecates the use of the abvolt, suggesting the use of volts instead.

The other option in the cgs system is the statvolt.