Meanings
nounpotential difference (plural potential differences)
plural potential differences
- The difference in potential energy between two points in an electric field; the difference in charge between two points in an electrical circuit; voltage.
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
Danish spændingsforskel
- spændingsforskeldifference in potential energy between two points
Estonian potentsiaalide vahe
- potentsiaalide vahedifference in potential energy between two points
German Potentialdifferenz
- Potentialdifferenzdifference in potential energy between two points
Greek διαφορά δυναμικού
- διαφορά δυναμικού (diaforá dynamikoú)difference in potential energy between two points
Hindi विभवांतर
- विभवांतर (vibhavāntar)difference in potential energy between two points
Irish difríocht phoitéinsil
- difríocht phoitéinsildifference in potential energy between two points
Japanese 電位差
- 電位差 (den'isa)difference in potential energy between two points
Malay beza keupayaan
- beza keupayaandifference in potential energy between two points
Polish różnica potencjałów
- różnica potencjałówdifference in potential energy between two points
Thai ความต่างศักย์ไฟฟ้า
- ความต่างศักย์ไฟฟ้า (kwaam-dtàang-sàk-fai-fáa)difference in potential energy between two points
Welsh gwahaniaeth potensial
- gwahaniaeth potensialdifference in potential energy between two points
Cite this entry
APA
potential difference. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/potential%20difference
MLA
“potential difference.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/potential%20difference. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “potential difference,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/potential%20difference.
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