Definition of Overvoltages

1. Noun. (plural of overvoltage) ¹

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Definition of Overvoltages

1. overvoltage [n] - See also: overvoltage

Lexicographical Neighbors of Overvoltages

overvaluing
overveil
overveiled
overveiling
overveils
overventilated
overventilation
oververbose
overview
overviewed
overviewing
overviews
overviolent
overvivid
overvoltage
overvoltages (current term)
overvote
overvoted
overvotes
overvoting
overwait
overwalk
overwalked
overwalking
overwalks
overwarm
overwarmed
overwarming
overwarms
overwary

Literary usage of Overvoltages

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Chemical Abstracts by American Chemical Society (1916)
"Metals have definite overvoltages, but none of the definitions of overvoltage apply to metal overvoltage. In the general sense, overvoltage may denote the ..."

2. Outlines of Theoretical Chemistry by Frederick Hutton Getman (1922)
"These products are shown to be more reactive than the final products, and are sufficiently active to explain the overvoltages found experimentally. ..."

3. TransactionsElectric engineering (1869)
"919 1943 overvoltages and System-Grounding Impedance, Correlation of System. ... 383 1943 overvoltages Caused by Transformer Magnetizing Currents in Long ..."

4. The Principles of Applied Electrochemistry by Arthur John Allmand (1912)
"On the other hand, hydrogen and oxygen overvoltages at lead are considerably greater than at iron. So on the whole electrolysers using alkaline solutions ..."

5. Textbook of Physical Chemistry by Azariah Thomas Lincoln (1920)
"It applies not only to hydrogen, and other gases such as oxygen, chlorine, etc., but also to the metals which have definite overvoltages. ..."

6. Transactions of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers by American Institute of Electrical Engineers (1914)
"Whether this comes about solely through the continued application of the normal operating voltage or whether it is due to the transient overvoltages which ..."

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