Lexic.us

Definition of Potential difference

1. Noun. The difference in electrical charge between two points in a circuit expressed in volts.

Definition of Potential difference

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

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Potential Difference

Literary usage of Potential difference

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Theory and Calculation of Alternating Current Phenomena by Charles Proteus Steinmetz (1916)
"... one conductor grounded, the disruptive stress between the other conductors and ground is the potential difference between the conductors of the system. ..."

2. A Course in Electrical Engineering by Chester Laurens Dawes (1920)
"Illustrating the existence of potential difference without current. ... potential difference may exist with no current flow, in the same manner that a ..."

3. Notes on Recent Researches in Electricity and Magnetism: Intended as a by Joseph John Thomson, James Clerk Maxwell (1893)
"With regard to the relation between the potential difference V and spark length l, Baille deduced from his experiments the relation yz _ !o500(/+0-08)Z. The ..."

4. Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Standard Work of Reference in Art, Literature (1907)
"Beyond these limits the ratio of potential difference to striking distance falls off1; whereas, for smaller distance«, it increases ver; rapidly. ..."

5. Practical Electricity: A Laboratory and Lecture Course for First Year by William Edward Ayrton (1896)
"Hence, unless there be some efficient means of keeping up the water-pressure, or the electric potential difference, we must be content to employ only a ..."

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