noun
- plural of millivolt; units of electrical potential equal to one thousandth of a volt
Usage: technical; physics
Examples
- The sensor detected a signal of 50 millivolts.
- Brain waves are measured in millivolts using an EEG machine.
- The battery output dropped to 200 millivolts before dying.
- Microphones convert sound into electrical signals of just a few millivolts.
- The oscilloscope displayed voltage fluctuations in millivolts.
- Neural activity produces electrical potentials measured in millivolts.