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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The researchers triggered the effect simply by adjusting the voltage.
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Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 2 Jan. 2026
In a letter to ATC, Vorpahl said cows at the farm struggled with electrical currents and stray voltage before a substation 1 mile away from was removed in 2007.
—Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 30 Dec. 2025
His team had to make the microcomputer circuits operate at extremely low voltages, reducing power consumption by more than a factor of 1,000.
—New Atlas, 24 Dec. 2025
The electric current disperses rapidly through the surrounding medium, causing a voltage gradient that drops sharply with distance.
—IEEE Spectrum, 18 Dec. 2025
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Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 2 Jan. 2026
In a letter to ATC, Vorpahl said cows at the farm struggled with electrical currents and stray voltage before a substation 1 mile away from was removed in 2007.
—Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 30 Dec. 2025
His team had to make the microcomputer circuits operate at extremely low voltages, reducing power consumption by more than a factor of 1,000.
—New Atlas, 24 Dec. 2025
The electric current disperses rapidly through the surrounding medium, causing a voltage gradient that drops sharply with distance.
—IEEE Spectrum, 18 Dec. 2025
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“Voltage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/voltage. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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voltage
noun
volt·age
ˈvōl-tij 
: potential difference measured in volts
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