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resting potential vs electric potential

electric potential vs resting potential

resting potential and electric potential both are nouns.

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

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