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Noun: voltage  vówltij
  1. The rate at which energy is drawn from a source that produces a flow of electricity in a circuit; expressed in volts
    - electromotive force, emf
     
  2. The difference in electrical charge between two points in a circuit expressed in volts
    - electric potential, potential, potential difference, potential drop

Derived forms: voltages

See also: photovoltaic, voltaic

Type of: electrical phenomenon

Encyclopedia: Voltage