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Overvoltage
Meaning
Noun
●
In 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.
●
The
hazardous
condition
that
occurs
when the
voltage
in a
circuit
is
raised
above that for which it was designed.
Verb
●
To
raise
the
voltage
of a
circuit
beyond that for which it was designed.
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