adjective#2,521 by frequency

potential

/pəˈtɛnʃəl/

Existing in possibility, not in actuality; Being potent; endowed with energy adequate to a result

Meanings

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Existing in possibility, not in actuality
- Potential customers have been listed.
  Tatoeba · Lepotdeterre · CC BY 2.0 FR
- Those children are potential customers.
  Tatoeba · CK · CC BY 2.0 FR
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Being potent; endowed with energy adequate to a result
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irrotationalrare
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irrotational — see potential flow on Wikipediarare
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Referring to a verbal construction of form stating something is possible or probablerare

nounnot in the study set

/pəˈtɛnʃəl/

A currently unrealized ability

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A currently unrealized ability (with the most common adposition being to)
- He is full of potential.
  Tatoeba · Hybrid · CC BY 2.0 FR
- She is full of potential.
  Tatoeba · Hybrid · CC BY 2.0 FR
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The gravitational potential: the radial (irrotational, static) component of a gravitational field, also known as the Newtonian potential or the gravitoelectric fieldrare
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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 fieldrare
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