Potential
Word | POTENTIAL |
Character | 9 |
Hyphenation | po ten tial |
Pronunciations | /pəˈtɛnʃəl/ |
Definitions and meanings of "Potential"
What do we mean by potential?
Capable of being but not yet in existence; latent or undeveloped. adjective
Of, relating to, or being a verbal construction with auxiliaries such as may or can; for example, it may snow. adjective
The inherent ability or capacity for growth, development, or future success. noun
The possibility that something might happen or result from given conditions. noun
A potential verb form. noun
In electricity, an incorrect abbreviation of potential difference, or electric pressure. noun
Potent; powerful; mighty.
Possible, as opposed to actual; capable of being or becoming; capable of coming into full being or manifestation.
In physics, existing in a positional form, not as motion: especially in the phrase potential energy.
In grammar, expressing power or possibility: as, the potential mode; potential forms.
See phrase under participle
Anything that may be possible; a possibility. noun
In dynamics: The sum of the products of all the pairs of masses of a system, each product divided by the distance between the pair. noun
More generally, the line-integral of the attractions of a conservative system from a fixed configuration to its actual configuration; the work that would be done by a system of attracting and repelling masses (obeying the law of energy) in moving from situations infinitely remote from one another (or from any other fixed situations) to their actual situation. noun
In electrostatics, at any point near or within an electrified body, the quantity of work necessary to bring a unit of positive electricity from an infinite distance to that point, the given distribution of electricity remaining unaltered. See equipotential. noun
A scalar quantity distributed through space in such a way that its slope represents a given vector quantity distributed through space. noun
Currently unrealized ability (with the most common adposition being to)
The gravitational potential: the radial (irrotational, static) component of a gravitational field, also known as the Newtonian potential or the gravitoelectric field.
The work (energy) required to move a reference particle from a reference location to a specified location in the presence of a force field, for example to bring a unit positive electric charge from an infinite distance to a specified point against an electric field.
(grammar) A verbal construction or form stating something is possible or probable.
Synonyms and Antonyms for Potential
- Synonyms for potential
- Between The Lines Synonyms
- Aptitude Synonyms
- EMF Synonyms
- Budding Synonyms
- Ability Synonyms
- Antonyms for potential
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- Existent Antonyms
The word "potential" in example sentences
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