Word: overvoltage
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: o
ver
volt
age
Definition: The hazardous condition that occurs when the voltage in a circuit is raised above that for which it was designed.
Morphemes:
Affix: over-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: excessively
Affix: volt
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: In the International System of Units, the derived unit of electrical potential and electromotive force (voltage); the potential difference across a conductor when a current of one ampere uses one watt of power. Symbol: V
Affix: -age
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: forming nouns indicating a process, action, or a result
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -āticum
Language: la
Decoded: -aticum
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form nouns indicating a state of being resulting from an action.