high-voltage
adjective
high-volt·age
ˈhī-ˈvōl-tij 
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The route in New Mexico was modified after the U.S. Defense Department raised concerns about the effects of high-voltage lines on radar systems and military training operations.
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Susan Montoya Bryan, Fortune, 17 Apr. 2024
Bill Hatch owns a winery that sits near the path of where PJM suggested one high-voltage line could go, though that route is still under review.
—Antonio Olivo, Washington Post, 17 Apr. 2024
McCarthy and editor Brian Philip Davis deploy high-voltage moments with expert timing, using the dark to their favor in refreshing fashion.
—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 16 Apr. 2024
Some of its high-voltage substations – key nodes that reduce the voltage of electricity so it can be transferred through power lines to homes and offices – have been restored more than 10 times, Kharchenko said.
—Christian Edwards, CNN, 14 Apr. 2024
Grid-forming converters for HVDC, which convert high-voltage direct current to alternating current and vice versa, are also commercially available, from companies including Hitachi, Siemens, and GE Vernova.
—Benjamin Kroposki, IEEE Spectrum, 13 Apr. 2024
To accurately gauge the performance and efficiency of high-voltage electric outboards, Vision Marine and McLaren Engineering have developed a sophisticated test cell.
—Charlotte Observer, 9 Apr. 2024
In 2022 high-voltage line construction hit a record low of just 675 miles nationwide, according to American Clean Power Association.
—Christopher Helman, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
When neurons fire, action potentials – brief, high-voltage spikes traveling outward from their cell bodies – set up local electrical activity in other neurons, causing current to flow within and outside them.
—Giridhar Kalamangalam, Discover Magazine, 4 Apr. 2024
Susan Montoya Bryan, Fortune, 17 Apr. 2024
Bill Hatch owns a winery that sits near the path of where PJM suggested one high-voltage line could go, though that route is still under review.
—Antonio Olivo, Washington Post, 17 Apr. 2024
McCarthy and editor Brian Philip Davis deploy high-voltage moments with expert timing, using the dark to their favor in refreshing fashion.
—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 16 Apr. 2024
Some of its high-voltage substations – key nodes that reduce the voltage of electricity so it can be transferred through power lines to homes and offices – have been restored more than 10 times, Kharchenko said.
—Christian Edwards, CNN, 14 Apr. 2024
Grid-forming converters for HVDC, which convert high-voltage direct current to alternating current and vice versa, are also commercially available, from companies including Hitachi, Siemens, and GE Vernova.
—Benjamin Kroposki, IEEE Spectrum, 13 Apr. 2024
To accurately gauge the performance and efficiency of high-voltage electric outboards, Vision Marine and McLaren Engineering have developed a sophisticated test cell.
—Charlotte Observer, 9 Apr. 2024
In 2022 high-voltage line construction hit a record low of just 675 miles nationwide, according to American Clean Power Association.
—Christopher Helman, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
When neurons fire, action potentials – brief, high-voltage spikes traveling outward from their cell bodies – set up local electrical activity in other neurons, causing current to flow within and outside them.
—Giridhar Kalamangalam, Discover Magazine, 4 Apr. 2024
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“High-voltage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high-voltage. Accessed 27 Apr. 2024.
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