difference of voltage

  • 21voltage — noun Date: 1890 1. electric potential or potential difference expressed in volts 2. intensity of feeling …

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  • 22voltage-gated ion channel — A transmembrane ion channel whose permeability to ions is extremely sensitive to the transmembrane potential difference. These channels are essential for neuronal signal transmission, and for intracellular signal transduction. See sodium channel …

    Dictionary of molecular biology

  • 23voltage — /vohl tij/, n. Elect. electromotive force or potential difference expressed in volts. [1885 90; VOLT1 + AGE] * * * …

    Universalium

  • 24voltage — Electromotive force, pressure, or potential expressed in volts. * * * volt·age vōl tij n electrical potential or potential difference expressed in volts * * * vol·tage (vōlґtəj) electromotive force measured in volts. Symbol V or v …

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  • 25voltage — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. electromotive force, electric potential, potential difference, charge; see energy 3 …

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  • 26Voltage —   The amount of electromotive force, measured in volts, that exists between two points.   ***   Measure of the force of moving energy.   Energy Central Glossary   ***   The difference in electrical potential between any two conductors or between… …

    Energy terms

  • 27Voltage of a circuit — (Electric utility)   The electric pressure of a circuit, measured in volts. Usually a nominal rating, based on the maximum normal effective difference of potential between any two conductors of the circuit.   California Energy Comission.… …

    Energy terms

  • 28voltage — noun an electromotive force or potential difference expressed in volts …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 29voltage — volt•age [[t]ˈvoʊl tɪdʒ[/t]] n. elm electromotive force or potential difference expressed in volts • Etymology: 1885–90 …

    From formal English to slang

  • 30voltage drop — /ˈvɒltɪdʒ drɒp/ (say voltij drop) noun → potential difference …