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potential difference

Noun B2 – Upper-Intermediate

The difference in electrical energy per unit charge between two points in a circuit, measured in volts.

"A higher potential difference across the bulb made it glow more brightly."

In everyday speech people just say "voltage," but "potential difference" is the more precise term used in physics classrooms.

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