Meaning of potential | Babel Free
pəˈtɛnʃəlDefinitions
- A currently unrealized ability (with the most common adposition being to)
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A currently unrealized ability (with the most common adposition being to). countable, uncountable
- The gravitational potential: the radial (irrotational, static) component of a gravitational field, also known as the Newtonian potential or the gravitoelectric field
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The gravitational potential: the radial (irrotational, static) component of a gravitational field, also known as the Newtonian potential or the gravitoelectric field. countable, uncountable
- The work (energy) required to move a reference particle from a reference location to a specified location in the presence of a force field, for example to bring a unit positive electric charge from an infinite distance to a specified point against an electric field
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The work (energy) required to move a reference particle from a reference location to a specified location in the presence of a force field, for example to bring a unit positive electric charge from an infinite distance to a specified point against an electric field. countable, uncountable
- A verbal construction or form stating something is possible or probable
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A verbal construction or form stating something is possible or probable. countable, uncountable
- Existing in possibility, not in actuality
Equivalents
العربية
الإمكانية
Català
potencial
Esperanto
potencialo
עברית
פוטנציאלי
Bahasa Indonesia
potensi
Íslenska
mögulegur
Italiano
potenziale
Kurdî
potansiyel
Кыргызча
дарамет
Lietuvių
galimas
Nederlands
potentieel
ไทย
ศักยภาพ
Examples
“Even from a young age it was clear that she had the potential to become a great musician.”
“Comrades, our own fleet doesn't know our full potential. They will do everything possible to test us, but they will only test their own embarrassment.”
“With some technical improvement, I could see how the process of imitating my work would soon become fast and streamlined, and the many dark potentials bubbled to the forefront of my mind.”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
See also
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