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high-voltage

high-voltage

7 4.2
A thing that uses very strong electric power
  • adjective
  • /haɪ ˈvoʊltɪdʒ/
  • Specialized
translation icon : de alta tensión
  • Long-distance, high-voltage wires are needed to strengthen regional electricity markets.
  • high-voltage power line
  • high-voltage transmission
  • high-voltage pulse

So let me start out where we started with this high voltage grid here.

Examples

  • The high-voltage electron gun power supply provides a 100-kV potential with a load of several milliamperes.

    Academic text (2001)

  • This fine wire is connected to the high voltage generator.

  • To connect them up, we would need thousands of miles of new high voltage transmission lines.

  • I do have my high voltage DC generator.

  • We're able to create very high voltages by using electromagnetic induction.

  • A road leads to a high-voltage security fence and guard shack.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • The electric grid is the high-voltage system that connects power generators to consumers through the power delivery system.

    Academic text (2004)

  • The high-voltage wires leading away from the turbine house, you can actually hear them hum.

    Fiction book (1993)

  • High voltages can exceed the insulation capabilities of equipment and cause dangerous electric arcs.

    Academic text (2004)

  • To connect them up, we would need thousands of miles of new high-voltage transmission lines.

Synonyms

high-tension
vshigh-voltage
  • UK
3 6.7

Able to carry a lot of electricity at high voltage

applies to equipment actually running on high voltage not just designed for it
high-potential
vshigh-voltage
  • Specialized
7.6

Powered by very high electrical voltage

is the same technical meaning but uses a different term

Antonyms

low-voltage
  • Specialized
1 4.2

Using a low amount of electricity to reduce the risk of electric shock

How High

high-voltage
  • Specialized
7 4.2
low-voltage
  • Specialized
1 4.2

Surface Forms

high-voltage positive
higher-voltage comparative
highest-voltage superlative

Morphology

high-voltage = high + voltage (transparent) = high + voltage

A straightforward compound: 'high' qualifying 'voltage' denotes a large electrical potential, directly predictable from the parts.

Etymology

High-voltage is a literal compound: high means 'large' and voltage comes from the unit volt, named after the scientist Volta, and means 'electric pressure' that pushes current. So high-voltage describes equipment or lines with a large electric pressure and why they must be handled carefully.