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1. potential
noun. ['pəˈtɛnʃəl'] the inherent capacity for coming into being.
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Etymology
- potentialis (Latin)
- potentia (Latin)
Rhymes with Potential Energy
- cenergy
2. potential
adjective. ['pəˈtɛnʃəl'] existing in possibility.
Etymology
- potentialis (Latin)
- potentia (Latin)
3. potential
adjective. ['pəˈtɛnʃəl'] expected to become or be; in prospect.
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Etymology
- potentialis (Latin)
- potentia (Latin)
4. potential
noun. ['pəˈtɛnʃəl'] the difference in electrical charge between two points in a circuit expressed in volts.
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Etymology
- potentialis (Latin)
- potentia (Latin)
5. energy
noun. ['ˈɛnɝdʒi'] (physics) a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs.
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- ἐνέργεια (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
6. energy
noun. ['ˈɛnɝdʒi'] forceful exertion.
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- ἐνέργεια (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
7. energy
noun. ['ˈɛnɝdʒi'] enterprising or ambitious drive.
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Etymology
- ἐνέργεια (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
8. energy
noun. ['ˈɛnɝdʒi'] an imaginative lively style (especially style of writing).
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Etymology
- ἐνέργεια (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
9. Energy
noun. the federal department responsible for maintaining a national energy policy of the United States; created in 1977.