voltage drop

Definitions

General Science

• noun the voltage lost along a wire or conductor due to the resistance of that conductor

Construction

• The difference in voltage between any two points in an electric circuit.

Electronics

• The voltage difference between any two points of a circuit or conductor, due to the flow of current. Also called drop (3).
• The voltage difference between the terminals of a circuit element, due to the flow of current. Also called drop (4).
• synonymvoltage loss

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Contexts for “voltage drop”

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• General Science
• Construction
• Electronics