1
: electric potential or potential difference expressed in volts
2
: intensity of feeling
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We measured the change in voltage across the circuit.
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Low-voltage pulses map murky water and carry messages.
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Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2025
By connecting MOFs to devices that can sense changes in light or electricity, researchers can turn these tiny shifts into measurable signals such as light, frequency or voltage.
—Bohong Zhang, The Conversation, 10 Oct. 2025
By applying a special voltage, the researchers were able to rapidly increase its heat to record-breaking levels.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
Josephson’s work enabled physicists to predict how properties like current and voltage would be induced across the space between two superconductors, and Clarke’s work built upon that idea.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 8 Oct. 2025
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Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2025
By connecting MOFs to devices that can sense changes in light or electricity, researchers can turn these tiny shifts into measurable signals such as light, frequency or voltage.
—Bohong Zhang, The Conversation, 10 Oct. 2025
By applying a special voltage, the researchers were able to rapidly increase its heat to record-breaking levels.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
Josephson’s work enabled physicists to predict how properties like current and voltage would be induced across the space between two superconductors, and Clarke’s work built upon that idea.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 8 Oct. 2025
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“Voltage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/voltage. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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voltage
noun
volt·age
ˈvōl-tij 
: potential difference measured in volts
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