voltage en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈvɐʉltɪd͡ʒ/ (Australia)
- /ˈvəʊltɪd͡ʒ/ (UK)
- (London) audio
- /ˈvoʊltɪd͡ʒ/ (Canada, General-American)
- /ˈvəʉltɪd͡ʒ/ (Australia)
- /ˈvɒltɪd͡ʒ/ (UK)
Etymology
From volt + -age, ultimately derived from the name of Alessandro Volta, inventor of the modern battery.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) 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.
The system voltage is 630 volts d.c. and the supply to the trains is by top-contact third rail with running rail return.
1956 October, “Recent Changes on the Tyneside Electrified Lines”, in Railway Magazine, page 659:Be careful when opening high-voltage equipment.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| voltages | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
thermovoltage · high-voltage · flashover voltage · open circuit voltage · dual-voltage · megavoltage · kilovoltage · partial discharge inception voltage · microvoltage · Hall voltage · voltage multiplier · high voltage · Planck voltage · undervoltage · multi-voltage · photovoltage · induced voltage · partial discharge extinction voltage · orthovoltage · sparkover voltage · Kirchhoff's voltage law · voltagelike · millivoltage · voltage divider · isovoltage · ripple voltage · inductive voltage divider · load voltage · breakdown voltage · overvoltage · voltage spike · high-voltage transmission line · node-voltage analysis · supervoltage
Translations (100)
hu feszültség (difference in electrostatic potential) · ur وولْٹیج (difference in electrostatic potential) · et pinge (difference in electrostatic potential) · de Spannung (difference in electrostatic potential) · mi ngaohiko (difference in electrostatic potential) · nl spanning (difference in electrostatic potential) · ro voltaj (difference in electrostatic potential) · be напру́жаньне (difference in electrostatic potential) · sv spänning (difference in electrostatic potential) · km តង់ស្យុង (difference in electrostatic potential) · ca tensió (difference in electrostatic potential) · hi विभवांतर (difference in electrostatic potential) · ms voltan (difference in electrostatic potential) · ug توك بېسىمى (difference in electrostatic potential) · mt vultaġġ (difference in electrostatic potential) · mk волта́жа (difference in electrostatic potential) · mk напон (difference in electrostatic potential) · sl voltaža (difference in electrostatic potential) · pl napięcie (difference in electrostatic potential) · yue 電壓 /电压 (difference in electrostatic potential) · hi वोल्टता (difference in electrostatic potential) · ast voltaxe (difference in electrostatic potential) · fr voltage (difference in electrostatic potential) · ug بېسىم (difference in electrostatic potential) · lv voltāža (difference in electrostatic potential) · ka ძაბვა (difference in electrostatic potential) · tk tok güýji (difference in electrostatic potential) · fa-ira وُلْتاژ (difference in electrostatic potential) · he ווֹלטָג׳ (difference in electrostatic potential) · id beda potensial (difference in electrostatic potential) · is straumstyrkur (difference in electrostatic potential) · pt tensão (difference in electrostatic potential) · fr tension (difference in electrostatic potential) · id tegangan listrik (difference in electrostatic potential) · th โวลเตจ (difference in electrostatic potential) · id spaning (difference in electrostatic potential) · pms voltagg (difference in electrostatic potential) · bg напреже́ние (difference in electrostatic potential) · es tensión (difference in electrostatic potential) · vi hiệu điện thế (difference in electrostatic potential) · ca voltatge (difference in electrostatic potential) · ar فُولْتِيَّة (difference in electrostatic potential) · fi jännite (difference in electrostatic potential) · be напру́га (difference in electrostatic potential) · uk напру́ження (difference in electrostatic potential) · tr gerilim (difference in electrostatic potential) · vi điện áp (difference in electrostatic potential) · my ဗို့အား (difference in electrostatic potential) · sk napätie (difference in electrostatic potential) · mn хүчдэл (difference in electrostatic potential) · es voltaje (difference in electrostatic potential) · cs napětí (difference in electrostatic potential) · gl voltaxe (difference in electrostatic potential) · it tensione (difference in electrostatic potential) · kk кернеу (difference in electrostatic potential) · sl napetost (difference in electrostatic potential) · ga teannas (difference in electrostatic potential) · lv spriegums (difference in electrostatic potential) · th แรงดันไฟฟ้า (difference in electrostatic potential) · is rafspenna (difference in electrostatic potential) · hy լարում (difference in electrostatic potential) · nb spenning (difference in electrostatic potential) · nan-hbl 電壓 /电压 (difference in electrostatic potential) · is spenna (difference in electrostatic potential) · uk вольта́ж (difference in electrostatic potential) · ky шыкалуу (difference in electrostatic potential) · ar جُهْد (difference in electrostatic potential) · cy foltedd (difference in electrostatic potential) · hi विद्युत्-दाब (difference in electrostatic potential) · tl boltahe (difference in electrostatic potential) · ru напряже́ние (difference in electrostatic potential) · ms voltase (difference in electrostatic potential) · az gərginlik (difference in electrostatic potential) · he מֶתַח (difference in electrostatic potential) · el τάση (difference in electrostatic potential) · da spænding (difference in electrostatic potential) · id tegangan (difference in electrostatic potential) · it voltaggio (difference in electrostatic potential) · ko 전압 (difference in electrostatic potential) · pl woltaż (difference in electrostatic potential) · ru вольта́ж (difference in electrostatic potential) · ur جُہْد (difference in electrostatic potential) · pt voltagem (difference in electrostatic potential) · cmn 電壓 /电压 (difference in electrostatic potential) · uk напру́га (difference in electrostatic potential) · bn বিভব (difference in electrostatic potential) · ceb boltahe (difference in electrostatic potential) · ja 電圧 (difference in electrostatic potential) · sh nápon (difference in electrostatic potential) · id voltase (difference in electrostatic potential) · lt įtampa (difference in electrostatic potential) · ro tensiune (difference in electrostatic potential) · eo tensio (difference in electrostatic potential) · uz kuchlanish (difference in electrostatic potential) · tg шиддат (difference in electrostatic potential) · lo ຄວາມດັນໄຟຟ້າ (difference in electrostatic potential) · ur تَناؤ (difference in electrostatic potential) · sh на́пон (difference in electrostatic potential) · be напру́жанне (difference in electrostatic potential) · sq tension (difference in electrostatic potential)