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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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Existing in possibility, not in actuality. ``A potential
        hero.'' --Carlyle.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Potential existence means merely that the thing may
              be at ome time; actual existence, that it now is.
                                                    --Sir W.
                                                    Hamilton.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     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.
        [1913 Webster]

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 ]

     n. 势能

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