Definition of voltage
1 : electric potential or potential difference expressed in volts
2 : intensity of feeling
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Examples of voltage in a Sentence
We measured the change in voltage across the circuit.
Recent Examples of voltage from the Web
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Motherboard vendors have been scrambling to issue BIOS updates that better manage mesh frequencies, turbo modes, and voltages for better stock speeds and overclocks.
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ElectrodesThe vacuum chamber is lined with high-voltage electrodes.
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Metro’s preventative maintenance program starting next month also aims to address mechanical joint maintenance and track bed cleaning, as well as reduce smoke and fire incidents associated with high-voltage third-rail power, Bowersox wrote.
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University officials denied that Bell, a high voltage electrician, and Jones, an electrical system reliability technician, were working outside their job descriptions, but the job title of a white coworker was changed, according to the lawsuit.
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Bizzard had a similar voltage, plus the hair mop and army fatigues—
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Part of the challenge is understanding how transformers and circuit breakers would respond to the heat and high voltages of an EMP.
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Active glass relies on a film containing low voltage current sandwiched between two panes of glass.
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In 2014, a snake touched high voltage equipment in one of Duke Energy’s delivery substations feeding Concord’s electric system.
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First Known Use of voltage
1890
VOLTAGE Defined for English Language Learners
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: the force of an electrical current that is measured in volts
VOLTAGE Defined for Kids
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: electric force measured in volts the voltage of a current
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: electrical potential or potential difference expressed in volts
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