Meanings
nounhigh voltage (countable and uncountable, plural high voltages)
plural high voltages
- countableuncountableVoltage that is higher than the standard or usual voltage, especially when considered to be dangerous.First known use 19th c.
What’s this? “Extremely High Voltage”. Well, I don’t need safety gloves because I’m Homer Simp-*gets zapped to death*
adjectivehigh voltage (comparative more high voltage, superlative most high voltage)
comparative more high voltage · superlative most high voltage
- Pertaining to such a voltage; designed to carry or operate at high voltage.
Synonyms: high-tension
- figurativelyExtremely intense; highly-charged.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivePertaining to such a voltage; designed to carry or operate at high voltage.
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Translations
Arabic الفُوُلطِيَةُ مُرتَفِعَةٌ
- الفُوُلطِيَةُ مُرتَفِعَةٌ (ālfuūltiyatu murtafiʕatun)high voltage
Danish højspænding, stærkstrøm
- højspændinghigh voltage
- stærkstrømhigh voltage
Dutch hoge spanning, hoogspannings-
- hoge spanninghigh voltage
- hoogspannings-pertaining to high voltage
Esperanto alttensia
- alttensiahigh voltage
German Hochspannung, Hochspannungs-
- Hochspannunghigh voltage
- Hochspannungs-pertaining to high voltage
Polish wysokonapięciowy
- wysokonapięciowypertaining to high voltage
Russian высоково́льтный
- высоково́льтный (vysokovólʹtnyj)pertaining to high voltage
Spanish alta tensión
- alta tensiónhigh voltage
Swedish högspänning
- högspänninghigh voltage
Turkish yüksek voltaj
- yüksek voltajhigh voltage
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APA
high voltage. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/high%20voltage
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“high voltage.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/high%20voltage. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “high voltage,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/high%20voltage.
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