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

The company also says the technology can allow renewable energy, battery storage and data center projects to connect directly to medium-voltage transmission without a transformer. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 14 Aug. 2026

To test the idea in living animals, Losonczy’s team used new voltage-imaging technology to record activity from parts of individual neurons in mice’s hippocampi, a brain region involved in memory and navigation. — Ajdina Halilovic, Scientific American, 13 Aug. 2026

They must be applied directly to someone’s skin to produce a voltage that causes pain, which is intended to gain compliance from people who are resisting. — ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026

This transition requires deep domain expertise across the full electrical value chain — from medium-voltage grid connection to low-voltage distribution in the data hall. — Ciaran Flanagan, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 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