overvoltage

== English == === Etymology === From over- +‎ voltage. === Pronunciation === === Noun === overvoltage (countable and uncountable, plural overvoltages) (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. Synonym: overpotential 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 ==== === Verb === overvoltage (third-person singular simple present overvoltages, present participle overvoltaging, simple past and past participle overvoltaged) To raise the voltage of a circuit beyond that for which it was designed.