The voltage of an electrical current is its force measured in volts.
The systems are getting smaller and using lower voltages.
...high-voltage power lines.
voltage in British English
(ˈvəʊltɪdʒ)
noun
an electromotive force or potential difference expressed in volts
voltage in American English
(ˈvoʊltɪdʒ)
noun
electromotive force, or difference in electrical potential, measured in volts andequal to the current times the resistance
symbol, E
Examples of 'voltage' in a sentence
voltage
They transform voltage by changing electricity to magnetism and back again.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Or a surge of high voltage as you turn on the ignition.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Automatic voltage selection enables the shaver to be used anywhere in the world.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The technology works by reducing the voltage of mains electricity entering a home or business.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Between the wire and the wall of the tube a high voltage is applied.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Automatic voltage selection enables it to be used worldwide.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The electricity voltage needed to run the machines is no more than to boil a kettle.
The Sun (2012)
Automatic voltage selection enables it to be used anywhere in the world.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
It will also let you know your battery's current temperature and voltage.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Given a high enough voltage, this could come down to as little as ten minutes.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Dealing with the car's high voltage has been a huge educational process.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Automatic voltage selection means the shaver can be used anywhere in the world, mainspowered or cordless.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
In much the same way, unstable patterns and changing seasons in the church can produce high voltage criticism.
Christianity Today (2000)
The relationship voltage was high.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
When its electrodes are applied across the chest, its sudden pulse of high voltage electricity can jolt the heart back into a normal rhythmic beat.
The Sun (2012)
So to Liverpool for the high voltage pleasure of a Merseyside derby.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Any measurement of electrical energy had to be a synthesis of its constituent elements of charge, current, voltage and resistance.
Andro Linklater MEASURING AMERICA (2002)
The same thing happened at the next charge point, with a message on the car's dashboard saying the voltage was too low.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
In other languages
voltage
British English: voltage /ˈvəʊltɪdʒ/ NOUN
The voltage of an electrical current is its force measured in volts.
...high-voltage power lines.
American English: voltage
Arabic: جُهْد
Brazilian Portuguese: voltagem
Chinese: 电压
Croatian: voltaža
Czech: napětí elektrické
Danish: spænding
Dutch: spanning voltage
European Spanish: voltaje
Finnish: jännite sähkö
French: tension électricité
German: Spannung Volt
Greek: τάση ηλεκτρικού ρεύματος
Italian: voltaggio
Japanese: 電圧
Korean: 전압
Norwegian: spenning
Polish: napięcie prąd
European Portuguese: voltagem
Romanian: tensiune electrică
Russian: напряжение
Latin American Spanish: voltaje
Swedish: spänning elektrisk
Thai: แรงดันไฟฟ้าที่มีหน่วยเป็นโวลต์
Turkish: voltaj
Ukrainian: напруга
Vietnamese: điện áp
All related terms of 'voltage'
high voltage
any voltage of over 1,000 volts
line voltage
the voltage transmitted by a conducting wire , cable , or circuit to an electrical apparatus
voltage divider
a device consisting of a resistor or series of resistors connected across a source of voltage and having one or more fixed or adjustable intermediate contacts : from any two terminals a desired reduced voltage may be obtained
voltage regulator
A voltage regulator is a circuit that is connected between the power source and a load , that provides a constant voltage despite variations in input voltage or output load.
forward bias
a voltage applied to a circuit or device, esp a semiconductor device, in the direction that produces the larger current
VSWR
VSWR is a measure of how efficiently radio-frequency power is transmitted from a power source , through a transmission line, and into a load .
potential divider
a tapped or variable resistor or a chain of fixed resistors in series, connected across a source of voltage and used to obtain a desired fraction of the total voltage