| NOUN | phenomenon | potential difference, electric potential, potential, potential drop, voltage | the difference in electrical charge between two points in a circuit expressed in volts |
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| Meaning | The difference in electrical charge between two points in a circuit expressed in volts. | |
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| Synonyms | electric potential, potential, potential drop, voltage | |
| Narrower | evoked potential | The electrical response of the central nervous system produced by an external stimulus |
| resting potential | The potential difference between the two sides of the membrane of a nerve cell when the cell is not conducting an impulse | |
| Broader | electrical phenomenon | A physical phenomenon involving electricity |
| Spanish | potencial, tensión, voltaje | |
| Catalan | diferència de potencial, potencial elèctric, potencial, voltatge | |
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