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potential drop vs resting potential

resting potential vs potential drop

potential drop and resting potential both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
potential drop Yes No No No
resting potential Yes No No No
As nouns, resting potential is a hyponym of potential drop; that is, resting potential is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than potential drop:
  • potential drop: 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 potential drop include evoked potential, rated voltage, bioelectric potential.
potential drop (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 potential drop and resting potential

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