electric potential

Other forms: electric potentials

Definitions of electric potential

1. noun

   the difference in electrical charge between two points in a circuit expressed in volts
   synonyms: potential, potential difference, potential drop, voltage

   types:

   evoked potential

   the electrical response of the central nervous system produced by an external stimulus

   resting potential

   the potential difference between the two sides of the membrane of a nerve cell when the cell is not conducting an impulse

   type of:

   electrical phenomenon

   a physical phenomenon involving electricity