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Electric Potential

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Noun

1. electric potential, potential, potential difference, potential drop, voltage

the difference in electrical charge between two points in a circuit expressed in volts

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Electric Potential

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noun
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

see synonyms of electric potential
n.
The work per unit of charge required to move a charge from a reference point to a specified point, measured in joules per coulomb or volts. The static electric field is the negative of the gradient of the electric potential.

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