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Voltage vs Amp - What's the difference?

voltage | amp |

As nouns the difference between voltage and amp

is that voltage is (physics) the difference in electrostatic potential between two points in space while amp is (colloquial) ampere, the unit of electrical current.

As a verb amp is

to amplify.

voltage

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (physics) The difference in electrostatic potential between two points in space.
    • The voltage between the wires is too low to produce a spark.
  • The potential difference between live conductors and neutral conductors or the earth in a system when in operation.
    • Be careful when opening high-voltage equipment.

    External links

    * (wikipedia "voltage") English eponyms

    amp

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (colloquial) ampere, the unit of electrical current.
  • (colloquial) amplifier.

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To amplify.
    • He asked the disk jockey to amp it up.

    Anagrams

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