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p.d.

p.d. is the abbreviation of potential difference.

Meaning of potential difference

Noun

potential difference (plural potential differences)

  1. The difference in potential energy between two points in an electric field; the difference in charge between two points in an electrical circuit; voltage.

Questions about p.d.

What is p.d. the abbreviation of?
P.d. is the abbreviation of potential difference.

Words near p.d. in the dictionary

  1. p.c.
  2. P.C.'s
  3. P.C.A.T.
  4. P.C.A.T.s
  5. P.C.I.
  6. p.d.
  7. P.D.T.
  8. P.E.I.
  9. P.Eng
  10. P.Eng.
  11. P.Engs

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