overvoltage

[ oh-ver-vohl-tij ]

noun

1. Electricity. excess voltage.
2. Physics. the amount by which the voltage applied to an ionization chamber exceeds the Geiger-Müller threshold.

overvoltage

/ ˈəʊvəˌvəʊltɪdʒ /

noun

1. a voltage above the normal level

Word History and Origins

Origin of overvoltage¹

First recorded in 1905–10; over- + voltage