overvoltage

overvoltage

English

Etymology

over- +‎ voltage

Noun

overvoltage (countable and uncountable, plural overvoltages)

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

Translations

difference in potential

French: survoltage m (2), surtension (fr) f

Italian: sovratensione f (1,2)