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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Higher voltage, starting around 400 Hz, is used to attack.
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Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 22 Oct. 2024
The high voltage battery (860 V, in fact) is also directly influenced by F1: Two hundred and four lithium cells are grouped in three modules in a carbon fiber case that sits low in the chassis to maintain an optimum center of gravity.
—Jason Barlow, WIRED, 17 Oct. 2024
Their mechanism consists of a substrate material that vibrates when a voltage is applied.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 13 Oct. 2024
The lower the clamping voltage the better — 300 volts is a good number to shoot for.
—Bestreviews, The Mercury News, 27 Sep. 2024
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Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 22 Oct. 2024
The high voltage battery (860 V, in fact) is also directly influenced by F1: Two hundred and four lithium cells are grouped in three modules in a carbon fiber case that sits low in the chassis to maintain an optimum center of gravity.
—Jason Barlow, WIRED, 17 Oct. 2024
Their mechanism consists of a substrate material that vibrates when a voltage is applied.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 13 Oct. 2024
The lower the clamping voltage the better — 300 volts is a good number to shoot for.
—Bestreviews, The Mercury News, 27 Sep. 2024
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“Voltage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/voltage. Accessed 10 Nov. 2024.
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voltage
noun
volt·age
ˈvōl-tij 
: potential difference measured in volts
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