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• zero potential — in electricity, an arbitrary reference point (usually the potential of the earth) used as a zero value in comparison to other electrical potentials …   Medical dictionary

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• Absolute electrode potential — Absolute electrode potential, in electrochemistry, according to an IUPAC definition [ [http://goldbook.iupac.org/A00022.html IUPAC Gold Book absolute electrode potential ] ] , is the electrode potential of a metal measured with respect to a… …   Wikipedia

• electric potential — noun the difference in electrical charge between two points in a circuit expressed in volts • Syn: ↑potential, ↑potential difference, ↑potential drop, ↑voltage • Hypernyms: ↑electrical phenomenon • Hyponyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary