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voltage

[ vohl-tij ]

noun

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


voltage

/ ˈvəʊltɪdʒ /

noun

  1. an electromotive force or potential difference expressed in volts


voltage

/ vōltĭj /

  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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Word History and Origins

Origin of voltage1

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

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Example Sentences

It succeeds within its own parameters, but it never administers the maximum-voltage jolt of genuine surprise.

But where was the voltage, the sense of anticipation, the excitement?

To commit this “rudimentary political error,” he wrote, was to “touch a high-voltage line.”

But according to their assessment, the victim had already died after being electrocuted by the high-voltage fence.

A 2.6-meter high-voltage fence is intended to prevent inmates from escaping.

They were difficult to kill, and it required the maximum voltage of our electric guns to bring them down.

This cell will have a voltage of two volts, a rather low internal resistance, and will be capable of delivering a large current.

He applied voltage till his generator groaned, and watched in awe as meters climbed and climbed without any sign of stopping.

An armature wound with very fine wire will deliver a current of high voltage but of low amperage.

An armature winding of large wire will deliver a current of great amperage, but of small voltage.

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