voltage
pronunciation
How to pronounce voltage in British English:
UK [ˈvəʊltɪdʒ]
How to pronounce voltage in American English:
US [ˈvoʊltɪdʒ]
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- Noun:
- the rate at which energy is drawn from a source that produces a flow of electricity in a circuit; expressed in volts
- the difference in electrical charge between two points in a circuit expressed in volts
Word Origin
- voltage (n.)
- "electromotive force reckoned in volts," 1882, from volt + -age.
Example
- 1. Four lemon batteries create a voltage of 3.50 volts .
- 2. If you unplugged it , you would get a much higher voltage .
- 3. For a given voltage a capacitor will store a certain amount of charge .
- 4. This recorded the voltage that each model made over a period of time .
- 5. A voltage measuring transformer decreases voltage from 330 kv to 100 kv for protective circuit .