overvoltage
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English
Etymology
Noun
overvoltage (countable and uncountable, plural overvoltages)
- (physics) The difference between the electric potential of an electrode or cell under the passage of a current and the thermodynamic value of the electrode or cell potential in the absence of electrolysis; overpotential.
- The hazardous condition that occurs when the voltage in a circuit is raised above that for which it was designed.
- Coordinate terms: overcurrent, overamperage
Translations
difference in potential
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hazardous condition
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Verb
overvoltage (third-person singular simple present overvoltages, present participle overvoltaging, simple past and past participle overvoltaged)
- To raise the voltage of a circuit beyond that for which it was designed.