"overvolt" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: overvolts [present, singular, third-person], overvolting [participle, present], overvolted [participle, past], overvolted [past]
Etymology: over- + volt Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|volt}} over- + volt Head templates: {{en-verb}} overvolt (third-person singular simple present overvolts, present participle overvolting, simple past and past participle overvolted)
  1. (transitive) To increase the voltage used in a component. Wikipedia link: Dynamic voltage scaling Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-overvolt-en-verb-1ft5ecO3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with over-

Inflected forms

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