Overview of noun potential

The noun potential has 2 senses

• potential, potentiality, potency -- (the inherent capacity for coming into being)


• electric potential, potential, potential difference, potential drop, voltage -- (the difference in electrical charge between two points in a circuit expressed in volts)

Overview of adj potential

The adj potential has 2 senses

• potential, possible -- (existing in possibility; "a potential problem"; "possible uses of nuclear power")


• likely, potential -- (expected to become or be; in prospect; "potential clients")