microvolt

[ mahy-kruh-vohlt ]

noun

, Electricity.

1. a unit of electromotive force or potential difference equal to one millionth of a volt. : μV, μ v

Word History and Origins

Origin of microvolt¹

First recorded in 1865–70; micro- + volt ¹

Example Sentences

The low myoelectrical impulses that lie in the microvolt range are amplified and forwarded to the electronics of the prosthesis in the form of control signals.

From Washington Times

But these signals are on the order of microvolts, and most prosthetics have trouble distinguishing something so faint.

From Scientific American

They act as electromyographs, or instruments that detect minute electrical signals on the order of microvolts, produced by activated muscles.

From Scientific American

Sven is generating just a few microvolts of electric current and sending it into the tiny portion of my brain under his hovering wand.

From The Guardian

According to his research our devices send out so few microvolts that the amount of interference is infinitesimal and inconsequential.

From Time