VOLTAGE

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 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)

Sense 1

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)

Sense 2

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; potential difference; potential drop; 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)

 Context examples 

An electrocardiographic assessment of the mean cardiac electrical vector and ECG voltage.

(Axis and Voltage ECG Assessment, NCI Thesaurus)

Magnesium blocks the flow until the neuron is strongly activated and its electrical state rises above a certain voltage.

(Eye cells may use math to detect motion, NIH)

Instead of using the voltage difference between the tool and a surface to deposit the fibres, the new device uses air to spray fibres onto the surface.

(Scientists Develop Spray Gun to Paint Bandages onto Wounds, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

This increases the voltage associated with the charge stored in the yarn, enabling the harvesting of electricity.

(Energy-Harvesting Yarns Generate Electricity, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

An electrophoresis procedure, in which a sample is introduced into a capillary tube and the components are separated by the application of high voltage.

(Capillary Electrophoresis, NCI Thesaurus)

Testing the device for its immunity when subjected to positive and negative low amplitude voltage fluctuations.

(Device Voltage Fluctuation Testing Evaluation Method, Food and Drug Administration)

Testing for a response to a transient electrical current or voltage.

(Device Surge Response Testing Evaluation Method, Food and Drug Administration)

Testing the device's ability to protect itself of other devices against sudden bursts of current or voltage.

(Device Surge Protection Testing Evaluation Method, Food and Drug Administration)

The maximum voltage allowable to pass through an electromagnetic coil.

(Coil Strength, NCI Thesaurus)

A device designed to prevent a certain action, such as one that protects an electical system from voltage or current surges.

(Arrester Device Component, NCI Thesaurus)