"potential difference" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: potential differences [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} potential difference (plural potential differences)
  1. the difference in potential energy between two points in an electric field; the difference in charge between two points in an electrical circuit; voltage Categories (topical): Electricity, Physical quantities Translations (difference in potential energy between two points): spændingsforskel [common-gender] (Danish), potentsiaalide vahe (Estonian), Potentialdifferenz [feminine] (German), διαφορά δυναμικού (diaforá dynamikoú) [feminine] (Greek), विभवांतर (vibhavāntar) [masculine] (Hindi), difríocht phoitéinsil [feminine] (Irish), 電位差 (den'isa) (Japanese), beza keupayaan (Malay), ความต่างศักย์ไฟฟ้า (kwaam-dtàang-sàk-fai-fáa) (Thai), gwahaniaeth potensial [masculine] (Welsh)

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