| NOUN | phenomenon | voltage, electromotive force, emf | the rate at which energy is drawn from a source that produces a flow of electricity in a circuit |
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| phenomenon | voltage, electric potential, potential, potential difference, potential drop | the difference in electrical charge between two points in a circuit expressed in volts |
| Sounds | vow'ltahjh; vow'ltihjh | |
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| Rhymes | acreage ... wreckage: 85 rhymes with ahjh... | |
| abridge ... yardage: 133 rhymes with ihjh... | ||
| Meaning | The rate at which energy is drawn from a source that produces a flow of electricity in a circuit; expressed in volts. | |
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| Synonyms | electromotive force, emf | |
| Broader | electrical phenomenon | A physical phenomenon involving electricity |
| Spanish | tensión, voltaje | |
| Catalan | força electromotriu, voltatge | |
| Adjectives | photovoltaic | producing a voltage when exposed to radiant energy (especially light) |
| voltaic | pertaining to or producing electric current by chemical action | |
| Meaning | The difference in electrical charge between two points in a circuit expressed in volts. | |
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| Synonyms | electric potential, potential, potential difference, potential drop | |
| Narrower | 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 | |
| Broader | electrical phenomenon | A physical phenomenon involving electricity |
| Spanish | potencial, tensión, voltaje | |
| Catalan | diferència de potencial, potencial elèctric, potencial, voltatge | |
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