voltage drop

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voltage
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈvɒl.tɪdʒ/us
/ˈvoʊl.t̬ɪdʒ/
the force of an electric current, measured ...
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drop
noun
uk
/drɒp/us
/drɑːp/
a small round-shaped amount ...
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(Definition ofvoltageanddropfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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It is probable that thevoltagedropacross the channel extends beyond the tunnel-like selectivity filter.
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This causes avoltagedropon the capacitor terminals.
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For example, as described above, the location of sites of interaction of voltage-dependent blockers are defined by percentage penetration into thevoltagedropacross the channel.
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The final results are presented as functions of quantities that can be easily controlled in experiments: the injected electron current and thevoltagedrop.
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The rapid initial voltage change was considered to represent thevoltagedropacross this series resistance and this voltage change was subtracted to give the voltage change across the membrane.
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The circuit is "compact" in that it contains avoltagedropacross no more than two transistors.
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This model cannot account for thevoltagedropat the sheath, which forms next to the electrodes due to charge separation and other effects associated with a finite flow velocity.
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If the cycles and thevoltagedrop, then a power cut is probably imminent.
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Anyone who knows anything about electricity knows that the moment that electricity is transmitted from one end of a cable to the other, there is avoltagedrop.
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Thevoltagedropis generated by wire cages, and these cages conduct away particles.
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For the same cross-section, the relativevoltagedropis now no more than one ninth.
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All of these gave excessive forwardvoltagedropat high currents.
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This allows for thevoltagedropbetween equipment and supply.
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A fixed part of thevoltagedropis due to the electrodes.
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The positive ions fall down thevoltagedroptowards the negative inner cage.
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