"potential difference" meaning in English

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        "the difference in potential energy between two points in an electric field; the difference in charge between two points in an electrical circuit; voltage"
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          "circuit"
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          "voltage",
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          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "difference in potential energy between two points",
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          "word": "spændingsforskel"
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          "code": "et",
          "lang": "Estonian",
          "sense": "difference in potential energy between two points",
          "word": "potentsiaalide vahe"
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          "sense": "difference in potential energy between two points",
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            "feminine"
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          "word": "Potentialdifferenz"
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          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "diaforá dynamikoú",
          "sense": "difference in potential energy between two points",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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          "word": "διαφορά δυναμικού"
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          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "vibhavāntar",
          "sense": "difference in potential energy between two points",
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            "masculine"
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          "word": "विभवांतर"
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          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "difference in potential energy between two points",
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            "feminine"
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          "word": "difríocht phoitéinsil"
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          "roman": "den'isa",
          "sense": "difference in potential energy between two points",
          "word": "電位差"
        },
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          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "difference in potential energy between two points",
          "word": "beza keupayaan"
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          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "roman": "kwaam-dtàang-sàk-fai-fáa",
          "sense": "difference in potential energy between two points",
          "word": "ความต่างศักย์ไฟฟ้า"
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      "sense": "difference in potential energy between two points",
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        "common-gender"
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      "word": "spændingsforskel"
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    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "difference in potential energy between two points",
      "word": "potentsiaalide vahe"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "difference in potential energy between two points",
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        "feminine"
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      "word": "Potentialdifferenz"
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      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
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      "sense": "difference in potential energy between two points",
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        "feminine"
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      "word": "διαφορά δυναμικού"
    },
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      "sense": "difference in potential energy between two points",
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      "word": "विभवांतर"
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      "sense": "difference in potential energy between two points",
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      "roman": "den'isa",
      "sense": "difference in potential energy between two points",
      "word": "電位差"
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      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "difference in potential energy between two points",
      "word": "beza keupayaan"
    },
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      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "kwaam-dtàang-sàk-fai-fáa",
      "sense": "difference in potential energy between two points",
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