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electric potential vs resting potential

resting potential vs electric potential

electric potential and resting potential both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
electric potential Yes No No No
resting potential Yes No No No
As nouns, resting potential is a hyponym of electric potential; that is, resting potential is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than electric potential:
  • electric potential: the difference in electrical charge between two points in a circuit expressed in volts
  • resting potential: the potential difference between the two sides of the membrane of a nerve cell when the cell is not conducting an impulse
Other hyponyms of electric potential include evoked potential, rated voltage, bioelectric potential.
electric potential (noun) resting potential (noun)
the difference in electrical charge between two points in a circuit expressed in volts the potential difference between the two sides of the membrane of a nerve cell when the cell is not conducting an impulse
Difference between electric potential and resting potential

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