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potential well

potential well noun: the region surrounding a local minimum of potential energy, especially if the potential has a constant value in an interval and a higher (finite or infinite) value outside of it.

Noun

potential well (plural potential wells)

  1. the region surrounding a local minimum of potential energy, especially if the potential has a constant value in an interval and a higher (finite or infinite) value outside of it

potential well meaning in Tamil

potential well in Tamil

மின்னழுத்தக் கேணி

Forms of potential well

pluralpotential wells

Questions about potential well

What does potential well mean?
Potential well means the region surrounding a local minimum of potential energy, especially if the potential has a constant value in an interval and a higher (finite or infinite) value outside of it.
What is potential well in Tamil?
Potential well in Tamil is மின்னழுத்தக் கேணி. See Potential well meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is potential well?
Potential well is a noun.
What is the plural of potential well?
The plural of potential well is potential wells.

Words near potential well in the dictionary

  1. potential theory
  2. potential verb
  3. potential verbs
  4. potential vorticities
  5. potential vorticity
  6. potential well
  7. potential wells
  8. potentialism
  9. potentialist
  10. potentialistic
  11. potentialists

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