voltage

== English == === Etymology === From volt +‎ -age, ultimately derived from the name of Alessandro Volta, inventor of the modern battery. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈvəʊltɪd͡ʒ/, /ˈvɒltɪd͡ʒ/ (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈvoʊltɪd͡ʒ/ (Australian) IPA(key): /ˈvəʉltɪd͡ʒ/, /ˈvɐʉltɪd͡ʒ/ Rhymes: -əʊltɪdʒ, -ɒltɪdʒ Hyphenation: volt‧age === Noun === voltage (countable and uncountable, plural voltages) (electricity) The difference in electrostatic potential between two points in space, especially between live and neutral conductors or the earth. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== == French == === Pronunciation === === Noun === voltage m (plural voltages) voltage Synonym: tension ==== Descendants ==== → Bulgarian: волта́ж (voltáž) → Persian: ولتاژ (voltâž) === Further reading === “voltage”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012