voltage

American  

[vohl-tij] / ˈvoʊl tɪdʒ /

noun

Electricity.

1. electromotive force or potential difference expressed in volts. volt.

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voltage British  

/ ˈvəʊltɪdʒ /

noun

1. an electromotive force or potential difference expressed in volts

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voltage Scientific  

/ vōl′tĭj /

1. A measure of the difference in electric potential between two points in space, a material, or an electric circuit, expressed in volts.

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Etymology

Origin of voltage

First recorded in 1885–90; volt ¹ + -age

Example Sentences

To make the system work, the team designed specialized circuits that operate at extremely low voltages, cutting power consumption by more than 1000 times.

From Science Daily

At the same time, these events unfold within constantly changing physical conditions such as voltage fields, chemical gradients, ionic diffusion, and time-varying conductances.

From Science Daily

While many voltage substations are well protected, he said, there are roughly 3,500 distribution substations across Ukraine, making it nearly impossible to protect them all.

From The Wall Street Journal

They enable extremely precise measurements, define the international standard for electrical voltage, and serve as essential components inside many quantum computers.

From Science Daily

It is the path of the coil as copper twists and turns that converts the voltage from high to low—or low to high—as current flows by mutual induction.

From The Wall Street Journal

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