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

Headquartered in Dallas, the agency is one of multiple electric companies planning to build the highest voltage lines in the state in an effort to help fortify the electric grid, and electrify the oil-rich Permian Basin. —Lana Ferguson, Dallas Morning News, 19 Feb. 2026

The improved stability of the pack’s voltage curve helped support low-voltage operation while reducing the risk of sudden power loss or crash. —Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 19 Feb. 2026

The repetition dulls whatever voltage the pairing once carried. —Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 12 Feb. 2026

With a single pulse of voltage, each cell in an eight-layer stack can take any of 64 resistance values, a number that’s very difficult to achieve with traditional filamentous RRAM. —IEEE Spectrum, 9 Feb. 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