Definitions

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective having, operating on, or powered by high voltage.
  • adjective same as high-powered.

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  • adjective vigorously energetic or forceful
  • adjective operating on or powered by a high voltage

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Examples

  • Delirious patients almost always have diffusely abnormal EEGs characterized by high-voltage slow waves delirium tremens is one exception in which low-voltage fast activity predominates 521, and cognitive testing reveals a diffuse performance deficit.

    The Neuropsychiatric Guide to Modern Everyday Psychiatry Michael Alan Taylor 1993

  • Typically, he says, it takes eight to 10 years to plan, permit, and build a high-voltage transmission line.

    The California Experiment 2009

  • Hunter suffered his injuries from a high-voltage electrical wire following a 2001 car accident.

    Boston hospital performs 2nd full-face transplant 2011

  • Hunter suffered his injuries from a high-voltage electrical wire following a 2001 car accident.

    Boston hospital performs 2nd full-face transplant 2011

  • Lunzua Power will construct the plants, which have a combined capacity of 247 megawatts, and a high-voltage transmission line to connect them to the national grid, Energy and Water Development Permanent Secretary Teddy Kasonso said.

    Zambia Signs Hydropower Deal Nicholas Bariyo 2011

  • Multinational power and automation technology company ABB today said it has secured a $71 million order from Steel Authority of India Ltd for supply of a high-voltage sub-station package to the steel major's Bhilai plant, in Chhattisgarh.

    Deals India: Morning News Roundup By DEALS INDIA STAFF 2011

  • Electrical lineman is yet another, particularly those skilled in stringing high-voltage wires across the landscape.

    Tom Silva: The Other Debt Crisis Tom Silva 2011

  • Exelon, Electric Transmission America, and American Electric Power have signed a memorandum of understanding to develop a high-voltage transmission project that the companies say will become a significant backbone of the next generation transmission system in the Midwest.

    Exelon Inks Deal For High-Voltage Midwest Transmission System MarketNewsVideo.com 2010

  • Electrical lineman is yet another, particularly those skilled in stringing high-voltage wires across the landscape.

    Tom Silva: The Other Debt Crisis Tom Silva 2011

  • The 420-mile transmission line will boost the high-voltage system connecting Illinois to Indiana and through to the border with Ohio.

    Exelon Inks Deal For High-Voltage Midwest Transmission System MarketNewsVideo.com 2010

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