Word Study
voltage
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun voltage has 2 senses
- voltage(n = noun.phenomenon) electromotive force, emf - the rate at which energy is drawn from a source that produces a flow of electricity in a circuit; expressed in volts; Array is a kind of electrical phenomenon
- voltage(n = noun.phenomenon) electric potential, potential, potential difference, potential drop - the difference in electrical charge between two points in a circuit expressed in volts; Array is a kind of electrical phenomenon
has particulars: evoked potential, resting potential
CIDE DICTIONARY
voltage, n.
Electric potential or potential difference, expressed in volts. [1913 Webster]
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