voltage
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English
Etymology
From volt + -age, ultimately derived from the name of Alessandro Volta, inventor of the modern battery.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈvəʊltɪd͡ʒ/
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- (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈvoʊltɪd͡ʒ/
- (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈvəʉltɪd͡ʒ/, /ˈvɐʉltɪd͡ʒ/
- Rhymes: -oʊltɪd͡ʒ
- Hyphenation: volt‧age
Noun
voltage (countable and uncountable, plural voltages)
- (electricity) The difference in electrostatic potential between two points in space, especially between live and neutral conductors or the earth.
- The voltage between the wires is too low to produce a spark.
- Be careful when opening high-voltage equipment.
Derived terms
- breakdown voltage
- dual-voltage
- flashover voltage
- Hall voltage
- high voltage
- high-voltage
- high-voltage transmission line
- induced voltage
- inductive voltage divider
- Kirchhoff's voltage law
- load voltage
- node-voltage analysis
- open circuit voltage
- partial discharge extinction voltage
- partial discharge inception voltage
- Planck voltage
- ripple voltage
- sparkover voltage
- voltage divider
- voltagelike
- voltage multiplier
- voltage spike
Translations
difference in electrostatic potential
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French
Pronunciation
Noun
voltage m (plural voltages)
Descendants
- → Persian: ولتاژ (voltâž)
Further reading
- “voltage”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.