overvoltage
verbEtymology From over- + voltage.
1
To raise the voltage of a circuit beyond that for which it was designed.
overvoltage
nounEtymology From over- + voltage.
1
Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Physics The difference between the electric potential of an electrode or cell under the passage of a current and the thermodynamic value of the electrode or cell potential in the absence of electrolysis.
2
The hazardous condition that occurs when the voltage in a circuit is raised above that for which it was designed.