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Voltage vs Supervoltage - What's the difference?

voltage | supervoltage |

As nouns the difference between voltage and supervoltage

is that voltage is (physics) the difference in electrostatic potential between two points in space while supervoltage is a high voltage, normally greater than 1,000 kilovolts, when used in x-ray radiotherapy.

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

    supervoltage

    English

    Noun

  • A high voltage, normally greater than 1,000 kilovolts, when used in X-ray radiotherapy