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voltage vs rated voltage

rated voltage vs voltage

voltage and rated voltage both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
voltage Yes No No No
rated voltage Yes No No No
As nouns, rated voltage is a hyponym of voltage; that is, rated voltage is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than voltage:
  • voltage: the difference in electrical charge between two points in a circuit expressed in volts
  • rated voltage: the maximum voltage that the circuit-breaker can interrupt safely and without being damaged by excessive arcing.
Other hyponyms of voltage include evoked potential, resting potential, bioelectric potential.
voltage (noun) rated voltage (noun)
the difference in electrical charge between two points in a circuit expressed in volts the maximum voltage that the circuit-breaker can interrupt safely and without being damaged by excessive arcing.
the rate at which energy is drawn from a source that produces a flow of electricity in a circuit; expressed in volts
Difference between voltage and rated voltage

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