megavolt

[ meg-uh-vohlt ]

noun

, Electricity.

1. a unit of electromotive force, equal to one million volts. : MV

megavolt

/ ˈmɛɡəˌvɒlt /

noun

1. one million volts MV

Word History and Origins

Origin of megavolt¹

First recorded in 1920–25; mega- + volt ¹