voltage

volt +‎ -age, ultimately derived from the name of Alessandro Volta, inventor of the modern battery.

• (US) IPA^(key): /voʊltɪd͡ʒ/

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• Rhymes: -oʊltɪd͡ʒ
• Hyphenation: volt‧age

voltage (countable and uncountable, plural voltages)

1. (electricity) The difference in electrostatic potential between two points in space, especially between live and neutral conductors or the earth.

   The voltage between the wires is too low to produce a spark.

   Be careful when opening high-voltage equipment.

• dual-voltage
• high-voltage
• voltage divider
• voltagelike

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voltage m (plural voltages)

1. voltage

   Synonym: tension

• “voltage”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.