potential
noun
/po(ʊ)ˈtɛnʃəl/
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/pəˈtɛnʃəl/
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- A currently unrealized ability (with the most common adposition being to).
- (physics) The gravitational potential: the radial (irrotational, static) component of a gravitational field, also known as the Newtonian potential or the gravitoelectric field.
- (physics) 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.
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Potential
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potential
adjective
/po(ʊ)ˈtɛnʃəl/
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/pəˈtɛnʃəl/
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- Existing in possibility, not in actuality.
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potentiell,
potenziell,
möglich
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