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Pertaining to such a voltage; designed to carry or operate at high voltage.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Extremely intense; highly-charged.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively
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Voltage that is higher than the standard or usual voltage, especially when considered to be dangerous.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
- What’s this? “Extremely High Voltage”. Well, I don’t need safety gloves because I’m Homer Simp-*gets zapped to death*
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Across languages
Translations
16 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Arabic:
الفُوُلطِيَةُ مُرتَفِعَةٌ
(ālfuūltiyatu murtafiʕatun)
— high voltage
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Azerbaijani:
yüksək gərginlik
— high voltage
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Danish:
højspænding
— high voltage
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Danish:
stærkstrøm
— high voltage
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Dutch:
hoge spanning
— high voltage
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Esperanto:
alttensia
— high voltage
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Georgian:
მაღალი ძაბვა
(maɣali ʒabva)
— high voltage
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German:
Hochspannung
— high voltage
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Norwegian Nynorsk:
høgspenning
— high voltage
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Swedish:
högspänning
— high voltage
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Turkish:
yüksek voltaj
— high voltage
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Azerbaijani:
yüksəkgərginlikli
— pertaining to high voltage
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Dutch:
hoogspannings-
— pertaining to high voltage
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German:
Hochspannungs-
— pertaining to high voltage
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Polish:
wysokonapięciowy
— pertaining to high voltage
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Russian:
высоково́льтный
(vysokovólʹtnyj)
— pertaining to high voltage