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potential difference
noun
, Electricity.
- the difference between the potentials of two points in an electric field.
potential difference
noun
- the difference in electric potential between two points in an electric field; the work that has to be done in transferring unit positive charge from one point to the other, measured in volts UΔVΔφ pd Compare electromotive force
potential difference
/ pə-tĕn′shəl /
- The difference, measured in volts, in electric potential between two points, especially two points in an electric circuit.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of potential difference1
First recorded in 1895–1900
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Example Sentences
The action simply develops potential difference, and this generates the current where a circuit exists.
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The movement only sets up a potential difference, and the power expended in effecting the movement generates C E.
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The nature of the gas also affects the potential difference.
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Throughout a wide range the deflections are proportional to the potential difference producing them.
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The jar can be charged so that a certain potential difference V, reckoned in volts, exists between the two coatings.
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