Definition that contains potential difference
- short accidental contact between two points in an electric circuit that have a potential difference
- v a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt; equivalent to the potential difference across a resistance of 1 ohm when 1 ampere of current flows through it
- ev a unit of energy equal to the work done by an electron accelerated through a potential difference of 1 volt
- ohm a unit of electrical resistance equal to the resistance between two points on a conductor when a potential difference of one volt between them produces a current of one ampere
- volt a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt; equivalent to the potential difference across a resistance of 1 ohm when 1 ampere of current flows through it
- voltmeter meter that measures the potential difference between two points
- resting potential the potential difference between the two sides of the membrane of a nerve cell when the cell is not conducting an impulse
- short circuit accidental contact between two points in an electric circuit that have a potential difference
- electron volt a unit of energy equal to the work done by an electron accelerated through a potential difference of 1 volt
- abwatt a power unit equal to the power dissipated when 1 abampere flows across a potential difference of 1 abvolt (one ten-thousandth of a milliwatt)