voltage

Meanings

• Noun

  A measure of electrical potential energy per unit charge. It represents the force that moves electric charge through a circuit.

  - "The voltage of a battery is measured in volts."
  - "The voltage in a circuit determines the current flow."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with voltage
coltage , altage , voltage

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Variants

List of all variants of voltage that leads to same result
voltage , voltages , voltage divider , voltage dividers , high-voltage

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Etymology

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The term 'voltage' is named after Alessandro Volta, an Italian physicist who discovered the electric voltaic pile, an early form of battery.

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Trivia

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1. The largest voltage ever produced in a laboratory was 101,000,000 volts.

2. The human body generates about 100 volts during a lightning strike.

3. The voltage in a typical household outlet in the United States is 120 volts.

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Related Concepts

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1. Electric potential: Voltage is related to electric potential, which is the energy per unit charge that an object possesses due to its position in an electric field.

2. Volt: The unit of measurement for voltage is the volt (V), named after Alessandro Volta.

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Culture

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Voltage is a fundamental concept in electricity and has been extensively studied and used in various fields such as electronics, electrical engineering, and physics.

How to Memorize "voltage"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a battery as a source of voltage. Visualize the electric charge moving through a circuit when a voltage difference exists between two points.

2. associate
   

   - Associate voltage with electricity and the flow of electric charge.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'V for Voltage, V for Volta' to remember the relationship between the term and the scientist.

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