potentional
potentional is the nonstandard form of potential.
Meaning of potential
Noun
potential (countable and uncountable, plural potentials)
- A currently unrealized ability (with the most common adposition being to).
- Even from a young age it was clear that she had the potential to become a great musician.
- The gravitational potential: the radial (irrotational, static) component of a gravitational field, also known as the Newtonian potential or the gravitoelectric field.
- 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.
- A verbal construction or form stating something is possible or probable.
Forms of potentional
| plural | potentionals |
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Questions about potentional
- What is potentional the nonstandard form of?
- Potentional is the nonstandard form of potential.
Words near potentional in the dictionary
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