1
: electric potential or potential difference expressed in volts
2
: intensity of feeling
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We measured the change in voltage across the circuit.
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Maryland is crisscrossed with dozens of existing high voltage power line rights-of-way.
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Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 8 Jan. 2025
At the bottom of the display is other useful data, like battery voltage, oil pressure, boost pressure, and the engine's gear.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 6 Jan. 2025
Here, the swing of the pendulum is a rise and fall in voltage powering the circuit.
—IEEE Spectrum, 2 Jan. 2025
When the motor is working hard, the voltage drops as the motor pulls power from the battery.
—Julian Chokkattu, WIRED, 29 Dec. 2024
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Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 8 Jan. 2025
At the bottom of the display is other useful data, like battery voltage, oil pressure, boost pressure, and the engine's gear.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 6 Jan. 2025
Here, the swing of the pendulum is a rise and fall in voltage powering the circuit.
—IEEE Spectrum, 2 Jan. 2025
When the motor is working hard, the voltage drops as the motor pulls power from the battery.
—Julian Chokkattu, WIRED, 29 Dec. 2024
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“Voltage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/voltage. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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voltage
noun
volt·age
ˈvōl-tij 
: potential difference measured in volts
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