| 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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| Noun | 1. |  electric potential - the difference in electrical charge between two points in a circuit expressed in voltselectrical 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 |
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