LOW-VOLTAGE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does low-voltage mean? 

• LOW-VOLTAGE (adjective)
  The adjective LOW-VOLTAGE has 1 sense:

1. subjected to or capable of operating under relative low voltage

  Familiarity information: LOW-VOLTAGE used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LOW-VOLTAGE (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Subjected to or capable of operating under relative low voltage

Synonyms:

low-tension; low-voltage

Domain category:

electricity (a physical phenomenon associated with stationary or moving electrons and protons)

 Context examples 

Uses a thin, low-voltage electrified wire loop to cut out a thin layer of abnormal tissue; generally used to remove abnormal cells on the surface of the cervix.

(Loop Electrosurgical Excision, NCI Thesaurus)