overvoltage

[ oh-ver-vohl-tij ]
/ ˈoʊ vərˌvoʊl tɪdʒ /

noun

Electricity. excess voltage.
Physics. the amount by which the voltage applied to an ionization chamber exceeds the Geiger-Müller threshold.

Origin of overvoltage

First recorded in 1905–10; over- + voltage

Words nearby overvoltage

overture, overturn, overuse, overvalue, overview, overvoltage, overwatch, overwear, overweary, overween, overweening

British Dictionary definitions for overvoltage

overvoltage
/ (ˈəʊvəˌvəʊltɪdʒ) /

noun

a voltage above the normal level