electric potential

electric potential

n

(Physics / General Physics)

a.  the work required to transfer a unit positive electric charge from an infinite distance to a given point against an electric field

b.  the potential difference between the point and some other reference point. Symbol V, φ Sometimes shortened to potential

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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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electric potential - the difference in electrical charge between two points in a circuit expressed in volts potential difference, potential drop, voltage, potential electrical phenomenon - a physical phenomenon involving electricity evoked potential - the electrical response of the central nervous system produced by an external stimulus; "he measured evoked potentials with an electroencephalogram" resting potential - the potential difference between the two sides of the membrane of a nerve cell when the cell is not conducting an impulse