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Voltage   /vˈoʊltədʒ/  /vˈoʊltɪdʒ/   Listen
Voltage

noun
1.
The rate at which energy is drawn from a source that produces a flow of electricity in a circuit; expressed in volts.  Synonyms: electromotive force, emf.
2.
The difference in electrical charge between two points in a circuit expressed in volts.  Synonyms: electric potential, potential, potential difference, potential drop.



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... into Prussian bayonets. To the east, where the Rhine flowed and where the mountains were, some reckless soul might manage it in a night's journeying, if he would brave the lonesome fastnesses; though even there the meshes of forbidding wire, charged with a death-giving voltage, stretched across the path. It was not ...
— Tom Slade with the Boys Over There • Percy K. Fitzhugh


Words linked to "Voltage" :   electrical phenomenon, evoked potential, resting potential


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