overvoltage

English

Etymology

From over- +‎ voltage.

Pronunciation

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Noun

overvoltage (countable and uncountable, plural overvoltages)

1. (physics) The difference between the electric potential of an electrode or cell under the passage of a current and the thermodynamic value of the electrode or cell potential in the absence of electrolysis; overpotential.
2. The hazardous condition that occurs when the voltage in a circuit is raised above that for which it was designed.

   Coordinate terms: overcurrent, overamperage

Translations

difference in potential

• Finnish: ylipotentiaali
• French: surtension (fr) f
• Hungarian: túlfeszültség (hu)
• Italian: sovratensione (it) f

hazardous condition

• Finnish: ylijännite (fi)
• French: survoltage (fr) m
• Hungarian: túlfeszültség (hu)
• Italian: sovratensione (it) f

Verb

overvoltage (third-person singular simple present overvoltages, present participle overvoltaging, simple past and past participle overvoltaged)

1. To raise the voltage of a circuit beyond that for which it was designed.