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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Potential \Po*ten"tial\, a. [Cf. F. potentiel. See Potency.]
1. Being potent; endowed with energy adequate to a result;
efficacious; influential. [Obs.] ``And hath in his effect
a voice potential.'' --Shak.
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2. Existing in possibility, not in actuality. ``A potential
hero.'' --Carlyle.
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Potential existence means merely that the thing may
be at ome time; actual existence, that it now is.
--Sir W.
Hamilton.
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Potential cautery. See under Cautery.
Potential energy. (Mech.) See the Note under Energy.
Potential mood, or Potential mode (Gram.), that form of
the verb which is used to express possibility, liberty,
power, will, obligation, or necessity, by the use of may,
can, must, might, could, would, or should; as, I may go;
he can write.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Potential \Po*ten"tial\, a. [Cf. F. potentiel. See Potency.]
1. Being potent; endowed with energy adequate to a result;
efficacious; influential. [Obs.] ``And hath in his effect
a voice potential.'' --Shak.
2. Existing in possibility, not in actuality. ``A potential
hero.'' --Carlyle.
Potential existence means merely that the thing may
be at ome time; actual existence, that it now is.
--Sir W.
Hamilton.
Potential cautery. See under Cautery.
Potential energy. (Mech.) See the Note under Energy.
Potential mood, or mode (Gram.), that form of the verb
which is used to express possibility, liberty, power,
will, obligation, or necessity, by the use of may, can,
must, might, could, would, or should; as, I may go; he can
write.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
potential energy
n : the mechanical energy that a body has by virtue of its
position; stored energy [syn: P.E.]
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
potential energy
n.
The energy possessed by an object because of its position (in a
gravitational or electric field), or its condition (as a stretched or
compressed spring, as a chemical reactant, or by having rest mass).
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
potential energy
n.
The energy possessed by an object because of its position (in a
gravitational or electric field), or its condition (as a stretched or
compressed spring, as a chemical reactant, or by having rest mass).
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
potential energy
n.
The energy possessed by an object because of its position (in a
gravitational or electric field), or its condition (as a stretched or
compressed spring, as a chemical reactant, or by having rest mass).
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
potential energy
n.
The energy possessed by an object because of its position (in a
gravitational or electric field), or its condition (as a stretched or
compressed spring, as a chemical reactant, or by having rest mass).
From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
potential energy
Englanti n.
(yhteys fysiikka k=en) potentiaalienergia
From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]
potential energy /pətˈɛnʃəl ˈɛnədʒi/
потенциална енергия
energy possessed by an object because of its position
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
potential energy /pətˈɛnʃəl ˈɛnədʒi/
potenzielle Energie
see: potential
From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-fin ]
potential energy /pətˈɛnʃəl ˈɛnədʒi/
potentiaalienergia
energy possessed by an object because of its position
From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 : [ freedict:eng-hun ]
potential energy /pətˈɛnʃəl ˈɛnədʒi/
1. potenciális energia
2. helyzeti energia
From English-Bahasa Indonesia FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-ind ]
potential energy /pətˈɛnʃəl ˈɛnədʒi/
energi potensial
energy possessed by an object because of its position
From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-jpn ]
potential energy /pətˈɛnʃəl ˈɛnədʒi/
位置エネルギー
energy possessed by an object because of its position
From English-Norsk FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-nor ]
potential energy /pətˈɛnʃəl ˈɛnədʒi/
potensiell energi
energy possessed by an object because of its position
From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-swe ]
potential energy /pətˈɛnʃəl ˈɛnədʒi/
potentiell energi
energy possessed by an object because of its position
From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]
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