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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These storms can cause intermittent satellite navigation issues and high-frequency radio disruptions, as well as voltage corrections in power systems, particularly at high latitudes.
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Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 6 Nov. 2025
Nevertheless, even though these devices can produce high voltages (often in the hundreds of volts), their designs are heavy, expensive, and limited by the use of solid construction materials.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 4 Nov. 2025
In the last year, part of the utility’s plan to power the area includes the construction of substations, which converts high-voltage electricity to lower voltages for distribution to homes and businesses.
—Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 4 Nov. 2025
Once the voltage reaches the MEMS resonators, an inverse piezoelectric effect is triggered, yielding billions of vibrations per second that generate acoustic waves in the surrounding fluid.
—Perri Thaler, IEEE Spectrum, 30 Oct. 2025
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Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 6 Nov. 2025
Nevertheless, even though these devices can produce high voltages (often in the hundreds of volts), their designs are heavy, expensive, and limited by the use of solid construction materials.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 4 Nov. 2025
In the last year, part of the utility’s plan to power the area includes the construction of substations, which converts high-voltage electricity to lower voltages for distribution to homes and businesses.
—Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 4 Nov. 2025
Once the voltage reaches the MEMS resonators, an inverse piezoelectric effect is triggered, yielding billions of vibrations per second that generate acoustic waves in the surrounding fluid.
—Perri Thaler, IEEE Spectrum, 30 Oct. 2025
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“Voltage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/voltage. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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voltage
noun
volt·age
ˈvōl-tij 
: potential difference measured in volts
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