high voltage

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Noun[edit]

high voltage (countable and uncountable, plural high voltages)

  1. Voltage that is higher than the standard or usual voltage, especially when considered to be dangerous. [from 19th c.]

Adjective[edit]

high voltage (comparative more high voltage, superlative most high voltage)

  1. Pertaining to such a voltage; designed to carry or operate at high voltage.
  2. (figurative) Extremely intense; highly-charged.

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