voltage

noun

volt·​age ˈvōl-tij 

1

: electric potential or potential difference expressed in volts

2

: intensity of feeling

Examples of voltage in a Sentence

We measured the change in voltage across the circuit.

Recent Examples on the Web

Then low-voltage lines act as local city streets, delivering the electricity the short distance from the highway exit to homes and businesses. — Jasmine Garland, The Conversation, 4 Nov. 2026

To address these challenge, Envision came up with a new system that can convert electricity directly from a 10-kilovolt (kV) medium-voltage input to an 800-volt DC power system. — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2026

The shop does wire in an electrical subsystem to lower the voltage for equipment running on 12-V DC power, including the fridge, lights and fans. — New Atlas, 3 Nov. 2026

In them, a high voltage creates a hot plasma that smashes nuclei together. — George Musser, Quanta Magazine, 2 Nov. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1890, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing voltage

• high-voltage
• voltage divider

Rhymes for voltage

• overvoltage

Kids Definition

voltage

noun

volt·​age ˈvōl-tij 

: potential difference measured in volts

Medical Definition

voltage

noun

volt·​age ˈvōl-tij 

: electrical potential or potential difference expressed in volts