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- noun Plural form of
millivolt .
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Examples
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The potential fluctuations concerned are measured in millivolts and in hundredths of seconds.
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A study last year from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology found that plants generate a voltage of up to 200 millivolts when one electrode is placed in a plant and the other in the surrounding soil.
September 9th, 2009 m_francis 2009
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The charged particles in the ocean water interact with Earth's magnetic field to induce voltage of up to 500 millivolts in the cables that ferry internet traffic around.
Wired Top Stories 2010
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Each electrogenic cell carries a negative charge of a little less than 100 millivolts on its outside compared to its inside.
Just Shocking! 2008
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I wear a solar-powered watch, saving close to 0.0006 millivolts every week.
David Weinberger: Ten Small Steps We Can Take To Save Our Planet 2009
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The pump temporarily stores the incoming millivolts until they reach 1.8 volts.
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That produces about 250 millivolts, while electronic devices require at least one or two volts.
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When the neuron is at rest, it has a negative internal electrical potential (about -70 millivolts).
Neurotoxicity 2008
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By hooking four of these “generators” together in series, Madiraju was able to generate about 750 to 800 millivolts.
Archive 2006-05-14 Edward Willett 2006
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By hooking four of these “generators” together in series, Madiraju was able to generate about 750 to 800 millivolts.
Electrical energy from spinning bacteria Edward Willett 2006
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