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单词 electric potential
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electric potential


noun

Also called potential. Electricity. (at any point in an electric field) the work done per unit charge in moving an infinitesimal point charge from a common reference point to the given point. Symbol:V
Physiology. action potential.

Origin of electric potential

First recorded in 1870–75

Words nearby electric potential

electric moment, electric motor, electric needle, electric organ, Electric Peak, electric potential, electric potential gradient, electric ray, electric shock, electric storm, electric strength
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British Dictionary definitions for electric potential

electric potential

noun

  1. the work required to transfer a unit positive electric charge from an infinite distance to a given point against an electric field
  2. the potential difference between the point and some other reference pointSymbol: V, φ Sometimes shortened to: potential
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Scientific definitions for electric potential

electric potential

A measure of the work required by an electric field to move electric charges. Its unit is the volt. Also called voltage See more at Ohm's law.
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