electric potential

noun

1. Also called potential. Electricity. (at any point in an electric field) the work done per unit charge in moving an infinitesimal point charge from a common reference point to the given point. Symbol: V
2. Physiology. action potential.

noun

1. 1. the work required to transfer a unit positive electric charge from an infinite distance to a given point against an electric field
   2. the potential difference between the point and some other reference pointSymbol: V, φ Sometimes shortened to: potential

1. A measure of the work required by an electric field to move electric charges. Its unit is the volt. Also called voltage See more at Ohm’s law.