high-voltage

adjective

high-volt·​age ˈhī-ˈvōl-tij How to pronounce high-voltage (audio)
: marked by great energy : electric, dynamic
a high-voltage performance

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This included the removal of the body panels, door panels, windows, solar panels, and the high-voltage system. New Atlas, 2 Nov. 2024 The goal of the project is to develop a prototype for high-voltage power modules that use silicon carbide, a wide bandgap semiconductor that can handle higher voltages and temperatures than silicon. The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 31 Oct. 2024 Electric eels use high-voltage to track fast-moving prey Current Biology. Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 22 Oct. 2024 Tsukamoto’s bracing 67-minute film is teeming with high-voltage eroticism and dangerous body mod impulses, as two Japanese men (played by Tomorowo Taguchi and Tsukamoto himself) indulge in feverish, fetishistic fusings with metal and machinery. Rory Doherty, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for high-voltage 

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First Known Use

1909, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of high-voltage was in 1909

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“High-voltage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high-voltage. Accessed 18 Nov. 2024.

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