potential difference

English Thesaurus

1. the difference in electrical charge between two points in a circuit expressed in volts (noun.phenomenon)

hypernym	:	electrical phenomenon,
definition	:	a physical phenomenon involving electricity (noun.phenomenon)

hyponym	:	evoked potential,
definition	:	the electrical response of the central nervous system produced by an external stimulus (noun.phenomenon)

hyponym	:	resting potential,
definition	:	the potential difference between the two sides of the membrane of a nerve cell when the cell is not conducting an impulse (noun.phenomenon)