Meanings
nounelectric potential (countable and uncountable, plural electric potentials)
plural electric potentials
- countableuncountablebusinessThe potential energy per unit charge at a point in a static electric field.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe difference in electrical charge between two points in a circuit expressed in volts
Similar
Broader
electrical phenomenon
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 電位 /电位, 電勢 /电势
- 電位 /电位 (diànwèi)potential energy per unit charge
- 電勢 /电势 (diànshì)potential energy per unit charge
Finnish sähköinen potentiaali
- sähköinen potentiaalipotential energy per unit charge
Hungarian elektromos potenciál
- elektromos potenciálpotential energy per unit charge
Japanese 電位
- 電位 (den'i)potential energy per unit charge
Korean 전위
- 전위 (jeonwi)potential energy per unit charge
Romanian potențial electric
- potențial electricpotential energy per unit charge
Vietnamese điện thế
- điện thếpotential energy per unit charge
Cite this entry
APA
electric potential. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/electric%20potential
MLA
“electric potential.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/electric%20potential. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “electric potential,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/electric%20potential.
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