Potential

adj. possible, capable of becoming, able to be

n. possibility; ability; capability of being; possible energy (Electricity)

For other senses of this term, see potential (disambiguation). In physics, a potential may refer to the scalar potential or to the vector potential. In either case, it is a field defined in space, from which many important physical properties may be derived. Leading examples are the   gravitational potential and the electric potential, from which the motion of gravitating or electrically charged bodies may be obtained.
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Noun
1. the inherent capacity for coming into being
(synonym) potentiality, potency
(hypernym) possibility, possibleness
(hyponym) latency
(attribute) possible
2. the difference in electrical charge between two points in a circuit expressed in volts
(synonym) electric potential, potential difference, potential drop, voltage
(hypernym) electrical phenomenon
(hyponym) evoked potential
Adjective
1. existing in possibility; "a potential problem"; "possible uses of nuclear power"
(synonym) possible
(antonym) actual, existent
(similar) latent
(attribute) potentiality, potency
2. expected to become or be; in prospect; "potential clients"; "expected income"
(synonym) expected, likely
(similar) prospective

n. (new spell.=Potenzial) potential, ability, possibility, latent power, hidden characteristics, concealed attributes

(n.)
The energy of an electrical charge measured by its power to do work; hence, the degree of electrification as referred to some standard, as that of the earth; electro-motive force.
  

(n.)
In the theory of gravitation, or of other forces acting in space, a function of the rectangular coordinates which determine the position of a point, such that its differential coefficients with respect to the coordinates are equal to the components of the force at the point considered; -- also called potential function, or force function. It is called also Newtonian potential when the force is directed to a fixed center and is inversely as the square of the distance from the center.
  

(n.)
Anything that may be possible; a possibility; potentially.
  

(a.)
Existing in possibility, not in actuality.
  

(a.)
Being potent; endowed with energy adequate to a result; efficacious; influential.