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voltage
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voltage
n.
amount of electrical tension expressed in volts
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Voltage
Voltage, electric potential difference, electric pressure or electric tension (denoted or ) is the difference in electric potential energy between two points per unit electric charge. The voltage between two points is equal to the work done per unit of charge against a static electric field to move the charge between two points and is measured in units of volts (a joule per coulomb).
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voltage
Noun
1. the rate at which energy is drawn from a source that produces a flow of electricity in a circuit; expressed in volts
(synonym) electromotive force, emf
(hypernym) electrical phenomenon
2. the difference in electrical charge between two points in a circuit expressed in volts
(synonym) electric potential, potential, potential difference, potential drop
(hypernym) electrical phenomenon
(hyponym) evoked potential
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voltage
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voltage, amount of electrical tension expressed in volts
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voltage (de/het)
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