English Online Dictionary. What means voltage? What does voltage mean?
English
Etymology
From volt + -age, ultimately derived from the name of Alessandro Volta, inventor of the modern battery.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /vəʊltɪd͡ʒ/
- (US) IPA(key): /voʊltɪd͡ʒ/
- Rhymes: -oʊltɪd͡ʒ
- Hyphenation: volt‧age
Noun
voltage (countable and uncountable, plural voltages)
- (electricity) The difference in electrostatic potential between two points in space, especially between live and neutral conductors or the earth.
Derived terms
Translations
French
Pronunciation
Noun
voltage m (plural voltages)
- voltage
- Synonym: tension
Descendants
- → Persian: ولتاژ (voltâž)
Further reading
- “voltage”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.