"high voltage" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more high voltage [comparative], most high voltage [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} high voltage (comparative more high voltage, superlative most high voltage)
  1. Pertaining to such a voltage; designed to carry or operate at high voltage. Translations (high voltage): højspænding (Danish), stærkstrøm [common-gender] (Danish), მაღალი ძაბვა (maɣali ʒabva) (Georgian), Hochspannung (German), høgspenning [feminine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), högspänning (Swedish) Translations (pertaining to high voltage): Hochspannungs- (German), wysokonapięciowy (Polish), высоково́льтный (vysokovólʹtnyj) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-high_voltage-en-adj-kZHCQTR7 Disambiguation of 'high voltage': 93 7 Disambiguation of 'pertaining to high voltage': 93 7
  2. (figurative) Extremely intense; highly-charged. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-high_voltage-en-adj-80miMgK1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 84 9

Noun

Forms: high voltages [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} high voltage (countable and uncountable, plural high voltages)
  1. Voltage that is higher than the standard or usual voltage, especially when considered to be dangerous. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-high_voltage-en-noun-Pvnq84Mu

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