electric potential difference; voltage
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electric potential difference; voltage
formalA fundamental physical quantity in electricity, measured in volts (V). Commonly called 电压 (diànyā) or, formerly, 电位差 (diàn wèi chā).
Cè测
liáng量
diàn电
chí池
liǎng两
duān端
de的
diàn电
shì视
chā叉
。
Measure the electric potential difference across the battery terminals.
Zhè这
ge个
diàn电
zǔ阻
liǎng两
duān端
de的
diàn电
shì视
chā叉
shì是
wǔ五
fú伏
tè特
。
The voltage across this resistor is five volts.
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Diàn电
shì视
chā叉
shì是
qū驱
dòng动
diàn电
liú流
de的
yuán原
yīn因
。
The potential difference is what drives electric current.