voltage

voltage

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English

Etymology

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)

  1. (electricity) The difference in electrostatic potential between two points in space, especially between live and neutral conductors or the earth.

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Translations

French

Pronunciation

Noun

voltage m (plural voltages)

  1. voltage
    Synonym: tension

Further reading

  • “voltage”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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