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voltage

[vohl-tij]
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noun Electricity.
  1. electromotive force or potential difference expressed in volts.

Origin of voltage

First recorded in 1885–90; volt1 + -age
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British Dictionary definitions for voltage

voltage

noun
  1. an electromotive force or potential difference expressed in volts
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Word Origin and History for voltage
n.

1890, from volt + -age.

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voltage in Medicine

voltage

[vōl′tĭj]
n.
  1. Electromotive force or potential difference, usually expressed in volts.
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voltage in Science

voltage

[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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