The potential energy of water per unit volume.

plural of potentacy

(obsolete) sovereignty

(cytology) The nearly latent membrane potential of inactive cells.

plural of potentiometre

plural of potentially hazardous object

(astronomy) A near-Earth asteroid or comet with an orbit such that it has the potential to make close approaches to the Earth and is of a size large enough to cause significant regional damage in the event of impact.

The temperature a parcel of air would have if brought adiabatically to a standard reference pressure

The temperature a parcel of air at a specific temperature would have if raised from a specific pressure level to zero millibars, had all moisture condensed from it, and then lowered to 1000 millibars.

plural of membrane potential