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Meaning of word potential from English dictionary with examples, synonyms and antonyms.

Meaning : The inherent capacity for coming into being.

Synonyms : potency, potentiality

Meaning : The difference in electrical charge between two points in a circuit expressed in volts.

Synonyms : electric potential, potential difference, potential drop, voltage

Meaning : Existing in possibility.

Example : A potential problem.
Possible uses of nuclear power.

Synonyms : possible

Presently existing in fact and not merely potential or possible.

The predicted temperature and the actual temperature were markedly different.
Actual and imagined conditions.
actual, existent

Meaning : Expected to become or be. In prospect.

Example : Potential clients.

Synonyms : likely

cockroach (noun)
Any of numerous chiefly nocturnal insects. Some are domestic pests.

stethoscope (noun)
A medical instrument for listening to the sounds generated inside the body.

fruitfully (adverb)
In a productive way.

dispose (verb)
Give, sell, or transfer to another.

wear away (verb)
Cut away in small pieces.

most (adjective)
(superlative of `many' used with count nouns and often preceded by `the') quantifier meaning the greatest in number.

cut short (verb)
Interrupt before its natural or planned end.

wage increase (noun)
The amount a salary is increased.

changeover (noun)
An event that results in a transformation.

demolish (verb)
Destroy completely.

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