electric potential
nounUK /ɪˈlɛk.trɪk pəˈtɛn.ʃəl/
US /ɪˈlɛk.trɪk pəˈtɛn.ʃəl/
How much push a spot has to move electricity to another spot.
The battery's positive end has a higher electric potential than its negative end.
RELATED WORDS
OTHER MEANINGS
2. The amount of electric potential energy per unit charge at a point in space.
Physicists measured the electric potential near the charged sphere.
3. A scalar quantity measured in volts that describes the electrical state at a location.
The electric potential drops as you move farther from the positive charge.
4. The work needed to bring a unit positive charge from infinity to a point.
The formula for electric potential is V equals k times q divided by r.