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May 27, 2012
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o•ver•volt•age



Pronunciation: (ō'vur-vōl"tij), [key]
—n.
1. Elect.excess voltage.
2. Physics.the amount by which the voltage applied to an ionization chamber exceeds the Geiger-Müller threshold.

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