Voltage meaning

What does “voltage” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“voltage” is a noun with 2 meanings. Its most common meaning is: the rate at which energy is drawn from a source that produces a flow of electricity in a circuit; expressed in volts.

voltage

noun

  1. the rate at which energy is drawn from a source that produces a flow of electricity in a circuit; expressed in volts

  2. the difference in electrical charge between two points in a circuit expressed in volts

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University