voltage (n.)

"electromotive force reckoned in volts," 1882, from volt + -age.

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unit of electromotive force, 1873, back-formation from voltaic.

word-forming element in nouns of act, process, function, condition, from Old French and French -age, from Late Latin -aticum "belonging to, related to," originally neuter adjectival suffix, from PIE *-at- (source of Latin -atus, past participle suffix of verbs of the first conjugation) + *-(i)ko-, secondary suffix forming adjectives (see -ic).

amperage (n.)

strength of an electric current, 1889, from ampere on model of voltage; see -age.

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Definitions of voltage

voltage (n.)

the rate at which energy is drawn from a source that produces a flow of electricity in a circuit; expressed in volts;

Synonyms: electromotive force / emf

voltage (n.)

the difference in electrical charge between two points in a circuit expressed in volts;

Synonyms: electric potential / potential / potential difference / potential drop

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