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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By applying a special voltage, the researchers were able to rapidly increase its heat to record-breaking levels.
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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
High voltage, high stakes DC fast chargers are complicated devices that carry high electric voltages.
—Mark Phelan, USA Today, 8 Oct. 2025
When the voltage surged, transformers and power plants shut down.
—Julia Simon, NPR, 8 Oct. 2025
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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
High voltage, high stakes DC fast chargers are complicated devices that carry high electric voltages.
—Mark Phelan, USA Today, 8 Oct. 2025
When the voltage surged, transformers and power plants shut down.
—Julia Simon, NPR, 8 Oct. 2025
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“Voltage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/voltage. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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voltage
noun
volt·age
ˈvōl-tij 
: potential difference measured in volts
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