voltage Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the rate at which energy is drawn from a source that produces a flow of electricity in a circuit; expressed in volts
    electromotive force; emf.
  2. noun the difference in electrical charge between two points in a circuit expressed in volts
    electric potential; potential difference; potential; potential drop.

WordNet


Vol"tage noun
Definitions
  1. (Elec.) Electric potential or potential difference, expressed in volts.

Webster 1913