"undervolt" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-undervolt.wav Forms: undervolts [plural]
Etymology: From under- + volt. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|under|volt}} under- + volt Head templates: {{en-noun}} undervolt (plural undervolts)
  1. A significant drop in voltage.
    Sense id: en-undervolt-en-noun-FrcPCTul Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with under-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with tab characters Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 68 32 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with under-: 70 30 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 75 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 84 16 Disambiguation of Pages with tab characters: 87 13

Verb

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-undervolt.wav Forms: undervolts [present, singular, third-person], undervolting [participle, present], undervolted [participle, past], undervolted [past]
Etymology: From under- + volt. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|under|volt}} under- + volt Head templates: {{en-verb}} undervolt (third-person singular simple present undervolts, present participle undervolting, simple past and past participle undervolted)
  1. To reduce the voltage of (a component) below the normal level.
    Sense id: en-undervolt-en-verb-aTJK8zjX

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