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overvoltage

overvoltage noun: 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.

Noun

overvoltage (countable and uncountable, plural overvoltages)

  1. 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.
    Synonyms:
    overpotential
  2. The hazardous condition that occurs when the voltage in a circuit is raised above that for which it was designed.

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.

overvoltage meaning in Tamil and Indonesian

overvoltage in Tamil

மிகை மின்னழுத்தம், மிகை உவோற்றளவு, அதிக மின்னழுத்தம்

overvoltage in Indonesian

hazardous condition
tegangan lebih

Synonyms of overvoltage

Forms of overvoltage

Noun
pluralovervoltages
Verb
third-person singular presentovervoltages
present participleovervoltaging
past participleovervoltaged
pastovervoltaged

Origin of overvoltage

From over- + voltage.

Questions about overvoltage

What does overvoltage mean?
Overvoltage means 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.
What is overvoltage in Tamil?
Overvoltage in Tamil is மிகை மின்னழுத்தம், மிகை உவோற்றளவு, அதிக மின்னழுத்தம். See Overvoltage meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is overvoltage?
Overvoltage can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of overvoltage?
The plural of overvoltage is overvoltages.

Words near overvoltage in the dictionary

  1. overvoiced
  2. overvoices
  3. overvoicing
  4. overvolatility
  5. overvolt
  6. overvoltage
  7. overvoltaged
  8. overvoltages
  9. overvoltaging
  10. overvolted
  11. overvolting

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Adapted from Wiktionary: overvoltage (page history and authors); overvoltage (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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