nnoun.statethe inherent capacity for coming into beingAttributes:possible potential
Synset:potency potentiality
Derivationally Related Form:potential
Hypernyms:possibility possibleness
Inherited Hypernyms:potentialpossibilitybeingstateattributeabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:chancelatencyprospect
Full Hyponyms:latencyprospect
nnoun.phenomenonthe difference in electrical charge between two points in a circuit expressed in voltsSynset:electric potential potential difference potential drop voltage
Hypernyms:electrical phenomenon
Inherited Hypernyms:electric potentialelectrical phenomenonphysical phenomenonnatural phenomenonphenomenonprocessphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:evoked potentialresting potential
Full Hyponyms:evoked potentialresting potential
adjadj.allexisting in possibilityAttributes:potency potential potentiality
Synset:possible
Examples:- a potential problem
- possible uses of nuclear power
Antonyms:actual
Derivationally Related Form:possibilitypotencypossibleness
Inherited Hypernyms:potential
Similar to:latent
adj satadj.allexpected to become or be; in prospectSynset:likely
Antonyms:retrospective
Derivationally Related Form:potentialitypotencylikeliness
Inherited Hypernyms:likely
Similar to:prospective