potensial

Indonesian

Etymology

• Learned borrowing from Late Latin potentialis.
• From Dutch potentiaal, from German Potenzial.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pot̪ɛnˈsial]
• Hyphenation: po‧tèn‧si‧al

Adjective

potensial

1. potential.

Noun

potensial (first-person possessive potensialku, second-person possessive potensialmu, third-person possessive potensialnya)

1. (physics) potential: 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 field.

Derived terms

• potensial aksi
• potensial otak
• potensial redoks

 

Related terms

• potensi

 

Further reading

• “potensial” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Late Latin potentialis.

Noun

potensial n (definite singular potensialet, indefinite plural potensial, definite plural potensiala or potensialene)

1. potential

Related terms

• potensiell

References

• “potensial” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Late Latin potentialis.

Noun

potensial n (definite singular potensialet, indefinite plural potensial, definite plural potensiala)

1. potential

Related terms

• potensiell

References

• “potensial” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.