VOLTAGE
Dictionary entry overview: What does voltage mean?
• VOLTAGE (noun)
The noun VOLTAGE has 2 senses:
1. the rate at which energy is drawn from a source that produces a flow of electricity in a circuit; expressed in volts
2. the difference in electrical charge between two points in a circuit expressed in volts
Familiarity information: VOLTAGE used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• VOLTAGE (noun)
Meaning:
The rate at which energy is drawn from a source that produces a flow of electricity in a circuit; expressed in volts
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural phenomena
Synonyms:
electromotive force; emf; voltage
Hypernyms ("voltage" is a kind of...):
electrical phenomenon (a physical phenomenon involving electricity)
Meaning:
The difference in electrical charge between two points in a circuit expressed in volts
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural phenomena
Synonyms:
electric potential; potential difference; potential drop; potential; voltage
Hypernyms ("voltage" is a kind of...):
electrical phenomenon (a physical phenomenon involving electricity)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "voltage"):
evoked potential (the electrical response of the central nervous system produced by an external stimulus)
resting potential (the potential difference between the two sides of the membrane of a nerve cell when the cell is not conducting an impulse)
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