potential difference in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for potential difference in the English»Spanish Dictionary

difference [Am ˈdɪf(ə)rəns, Brit ˈdɪf(ə)r(ə)ns] N

1.2. difference C or U:

I.potential [Am pəˈtɛn(t)ʃəl, Brit pə(ʊ)ˈtɛnʃ(ə)l] N U

II.potential [Am pəˈtɛn(t)ʃəl, Brit pə(ʊ)ˈtɛnʃ(ə)l] ADJ attr

potential difference in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for potential difference in the Spanish»English Dictionary

Translations for potential difference in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.potential [pə·ˈten·ʃəl] ADJ

II.potential [pə·ˈten·ʃəl] N

British English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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The potential difference between electrodes is reversed or reduced to zero.
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It is this potential difference which is measured and converted to a pH value.
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If no salt bridge were used, this increasing electrostatic potential difference would counteract the electrochemical potential difference and eventually prevent further net flow of electrons.
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The voltage (or voltage drop or "potential difference") is a difference in pressure between two points.
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In other words, zeta potential is the potential difference between the dispersion medium and the stationary layer of fluid attached to the dispersed particle.
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Additionally, it is the potential difference between two points that will impart one joule of energy per coulomb of charge that passes through it.
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The electric potential outside each material is controlled by its work function, and so dissimilar metals can show an electric potential difference even at equilibrium.
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This EMF dictates the potential difference across the bare tether which controls where electrons are collected and / or repelled.
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However, the water pores are completely impermeable to charged species, such as protons, a property critical for the conservation of the membrane's electrochemical potential difference.
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The electric charge that has been separated creates an electric potential difference that can be measured with a voltmeter between the terminals of the device.
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