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.
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The station off 42nd Street in Manhattan experienced a nearly one-hour power outage after a voltage drop, according to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA).
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Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025
Its software controls the voltage drawn from and fed back into each module individually.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 22 Sep. 2025
Of those who reported incidents, none saw a low voltage battery warning before the exterior door handles became inoperative.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 17 Sep. 2025
With the front fans reversed, voltage-regulator temperatures went down, but GPU temperatures went up.
—Thomas Soderstrom, PC Magazine, 13 Sep. 2025
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Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025
Its software controls the voltage drawn from and fed back into each module individually.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 22 Sep. 2025
Of those who reported incidents, none saw a low voltage battery warning before the exterior door handles became inoperative.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 17 Sep. 2025
With the front fans reversed, voltage-regulator temperatures went down, but GPU temperatures went up.
—Thomas Soderstrom, PC Magazine, 13 Sep. 2025
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“Voltage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/voltage. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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voltage
noun
volt·age
ˈvōl-tij 
: potential difference measured in volts
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