English-Thai Dictionary
potent
ADJ มีอำนาจ สามารถ great influential mighty weak powerless me-am-nad
potentate
N ผู้มีอำนาจ มาก กษัตริย์ ผู้ปกครอง monarch sovereign phu-me-am-nad-mak
potential
ADJ ที่ อาจ เกิดขึ้น ได้ possible inherent ti-koed-kuan-dai
potential
N ศักยภาพ ที่จะ พัฒนา ได้ สมรรถภาพ capability ability inability incompetence sak-ka-ya-pab-ti-ja-pad-ta-na-dai
potential difference
N ความแตกต่าง ของ ขั้ว ไฟฟ้า ศักย์ ไฟฟ้า voltage kwam-teak-tang-kong-kua-fai-fa
potentiality
N ความสามารถ ที่ ซ่อนเร้น ศักยภาพ ability capacity possibility kwam-sa-mad-ti-son-lean
potentially
ADV เป็นไปได้
potentiate
VT เสริม บารมี เพิ่ม อำนาจ soem-ba-ra-me
potentiometer
N อุปกรณ์ วัด ระดับ ความดัน ไฟฟ้า
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
POTENT
a.[L. potens.] Powerful; physically strong; forcible; efficacious; as a potent medicine. Moses once more his potent rod extends.
1. Powerful, in a moral sense; having great influence; as potent interest; a potent argument.
2. Having great authority, control or dominion; as a potent prince.
POTENT
n.A prince; a potentate. [Not in use. ] 1. A walking staff or crutch. [Not used. ]
POTENTACY
n.Sovereignty. [Not used. ]
POTENTATE
n.A person who possesses great power or sway; a prince; a sovereign; an emperor, king or monarch. Exalting him not only above earthly princes and potentates, but above the highest of the celestial hierarchy.
POTENTIAL
a.[L. potentialis.] Having power to impress on us the ideas of certain qualities, though the qualities are not inherent in the thing; as potential heat or cold. 1. Existing in possibility, not in act.
This potential and imaginary materia prima, cannot exist without form.
2. Efficacious; powerful. [Not in use. ]
Potential cautery, in medicine, is the consuming or reducing to an eschar, any part of the body by a caustic alkaline or metallic salt, etc. instead of a red hot iron, the use of which is called actual cautery.
Potential mode, in grammar, is that form of the verb which is used to express the power, possibility, liberty or necessity of an action or of being; as, I may go; he can write. This, in English, is not strictly a distinct mode, but the indicative or declarative mode, affirming the power to act, instead of the act itself. I may go or can go, are equivalent to, I have power to go.
POTENTIAL
n.Any thing that may be possible.
POTENTIALITY
n.Possibility; not actuality.
POTENTIALLY
adv. In possibility; not in act; not positively. This duration of human souls is only potentially infinite.
1. In efficacy, not in actuality; as potentially cold.
POTENTLY
adv. Powerfully; with great force or energy. You are potently opposed.
POTENTNESS
n.Powerfulness; strength; might. [Little used. ]
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
POTENT
Po "tent, a. Etym: [L. potens, -entis, p. pr. of posse to be able, to have power, fr. potis able, capable (akin to Skr. pati master, lord ) + esse to be. See Host a landlord, Am, and cf. Despot, Podesta, Possible, Power, Puissant. ]
1. Producing great physical effects; forcible; powerful' efficacious; as, a potent medicine. "Harsh and potent injuries." Shak. Moses once more his potent rod extends. Milton.
2. Having great authority, control, or dominion; puissant; mighty; influential; as, a potent prince. "A potent dukedom. " Shak. Most potent, grave, and reverend signiors. Shak.
3. Powerful, in an intellectual or moral sense; having great influence; as, potent interest; a potent argument. Cross potent. (Her. ) See Illust. (7 ) of Cross.
Syn. -- Powerful; mighty; puissant; strong; able; efficient; forcible; efficacious; cogent; influential.
POTENT
POTENT Po "tent, n.
1. A prince; a potentate. [Obs. ] Shak.
2. Etym: [See Potence. ]
Defn: A staff or crutch. [Obs. ]
3. (Her. )
Defn: One of the furs; a surface composed of patches which are supposed to represent crutch heads; they are always alternately argent and azure, unless otherwise specially mentioned. Counter potent (Her. ), a fur differing from potent in the arrangement of the patches.
POTENTACY
Po "ten *ta *cy, n. Etym: [See Potentate. ]
Defn: Sovereignty. [Obs. ]
POTENTATE
Po "ten *tate, n. Etym: [LL. potentatus, fr. potentare to exercise power: cf. F. potentat. See Potent, a.]
Defn: One who is potent; one who possesses great power or sway; a prince, sovereign, or monarch. The blessed and only potentate. 1 Tim. vi. 15. Cherub and seraph, potentates and thrones. Milton.
POTENTIAL
Po *ten "tial, a. Etym: [Cf. F. potentiel. See Potency. ]
1. Being potent; endowed with energy adequate to a result; efficacious; influential. [Obs. ] "And hath in his effect a voice potential. " Shak.
2. Existing in possibility, not in actuality. "A potential hero. " Carlyle. Potential existence means merely that the thing may be at ome time; actual existence, that it now is. Sir W. Hamilton. Potential cautery. See under Cautery. -- Potential energy. (Mech. ) See the Note under Energy. -- Potential mood, or mode (Gram. ), that form of the verb which is used to express possibility, liberty, power, will, obligation, or necessity, by the use of may, can, must, might, could, would, or should; as, I may go; he can write.
POTENTIAL
POTENTIAL Po *ten "tial, n.
1. Anything that may be possible; a possibility; potentially. Bacon.
2. (Math. )
Defn: 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 coördinates 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.
3. (Elec.)
Defn: 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.
POTENTIALITY
POTENTIALITY Po *ten `ti *al "i *ty, n.
Defn: The quality or state of being potential; possibility, not actuality; inherent capability or disposition, not actually exhibited.
POTENTIALLY
POTENTIALLY Po *ten "tial *ly, adv.
1. With power; potently. [Obs. ]
2. In a potential manner; possibly, not positively. The duration of human souls is only potentially infinite. Bentley.
POTENTIATE
Po *ten "ti *ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Potentiated; p. pr. & vb. n.Potentiating.]
Defn: To render active or potent. Coleridge.
POTENTIOMETER
Po *ten `ti *om "e *ter, n. Etym: [Potential + -meter. ] (Elec.)
Defn: An instrument for measuring or comparing electrial potentials or electro-motive forces.
POTENTIZE
Po "ten *tize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Potentized; p. pr. & vb. n.Potentizing.]
Defn: To render the latent power of (anything ) available. Dunglison.
POTENTLY
POTENTLY Po "tent *ly, adv.
Defn: With great force or energy; powerfully; efficaciously. "You are potently opposed. " Shak.
POTENTNESS
POTENTNESS Po "tent *ness, n.
Defn: The quality or state of being potent; powerfulness; potency; efficacy.
New American Oxford Dictionary
potent
po tent 1 |ˈpōtnt ˈpoʊtnt | ▶adjective 1 having great power, influence, or effect: thrones were potent symbols of authority | a potent drug | a potent argument. 2 (of a male ) able to achieve an erection or to reach an orgasm. DERIVATIVES po tence noun, po tent ly adverb ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin potent- ‘being powerful, being able, ’ from the verb posse .
potent
po tent 2 |ˈpoʊtnt ˈpōtnt |Heraldry ▶adjective [ postpositive ] 1 formed of crutch-shaped pieces; (esp. of a cross ) having a straight bar across the end of each extremity: a cross potent. 2 of the fur called potent (as a tincture ). ▶noun fur resembling vair, but with the alternating pieces T-shaped. ORIGIN late Middle English (denoting a crutch ): alteration of Old French potence ‘crutch, ’ from Latin potentia ‘power ’ (in medieval Latin ‘crutch ’), from potent- (see potent 1 ).
potentate
po ten tate |ˈpōtnˌtāt ˈpoʊtnˌteɪt | ▶noun a monarch or ruler, esp. an autocratic one. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin potentatus ‘dominion, ’ from potent- ‘being able or powerful ’ (see potent 1 ).
potential
po ten tial |pəˈtenCHəl pəˈtɛn (t )ʃəl | ▶adjective [ attrib. ] having or showing the capacity to become or develop into something in the future: a two-pronged campaign to woo potential customers. ▶noun 1 latent qualities or abilities that may be developed and lead to future success or usefulness: a young broadcaster with great potential | the potentials of the technology were never wholly controllable. • (often potential for /to do something ) the possibility of something happening or of someone doing something in the future: the crane operator's clear view reduces the potential for accidents | pesticides with the potential to cause cancer. 2 Physics the quantity determining the energy of mass in a gravitational field or of charge in an electric field. DERIVATIVES po ten ti al i ty |pəˌtenCHēˈalətē |noun, po ten tial ize |-ˌlīz |verb, po ten tial ly adverb [ as submodifier ] : potentially dangerous products | [ sentence adverb ] : potentially an even bigger bombshell is about to burst ORIGIN late Middle English: from late Latin potentialis, from potentia ‘power, ’ from potent- ‘being able ’ (see potent 1 ). The noun dates from the early 19th cent.
potential barrier
po ten tial bar ri er ▶noun Physics a region within a force field in which the potential is significantly higher than at points on either side of it, so that a particle requires energy to pass through it.
potential difference
po ten tial dif fer ence ▶noun Physics the difference of electrical potential between two points.
potential divider
po ten tial di vid er ▶noun another term for voltage divider.
potential energy
po ten tial en er gy |pəˈtɛn (t )ʃəl ˈɛnərʤi | ▶noun Physics the energy possessed by a body by virtue of its position relative to others, stresses within itself, electric charge, and other factors. Compare with kinetic energy.
potential well
po ¦ten |tial well ▶noun Physics a region in a field of force, in particular the region in which an atomic nucleus is situated, in which the potential is significantly lower than at points immediately outside it, so that a particle in it is likely to remain there unless it gains a relatively large amount of energy.
potentiate
po ten ti ate |pəˈtenCHēˌāt pəˈtɛn (t )ʃieɪt | ▶verb [ with obj. ] technical increase the power, effect, or likelihood of (something, esp. a drug or physiological reaction ): the glucose will potentiate intestinal absorption of sodium. ORIGIN early 19th cent.: from potent 1, on the pattern of substantiate .
potentiation
po ten ti a tion |pəˌtenCHēˈāSHən pəˌtɛntʃiˈeɪʃən | ▶noun Physiology the increase in strength of nerve impulses along pathways that have been used previously, either short-term or long-term.
potentilla
po ten til la |ˌpōtnˈtilə ˌpoʊtnˈtɪlə | ▶noun a plant of a genus that includes the cinquefoils, esp. (in gardening ) a small shrub with bright yellow, red, orange, or pink flowers. [Genus Potentilla, family Rosaceae: many species. ] ORIGIN modern Latin, based on Latin potent- ‘being powerful ’ (with reference to its herbal qualities ) + the diminutive suffix -illa .
potentiometer
po ten ti om e ter |pəˌtenCHēˈämətər pəˌtɛn (t )ʃiˈɑmədər | ▶noun 1 an instrument for measuring an electromotive force by balancing it against the potential difference produced by passing a known current through a known variable resistance. 2 a variable resistor with a third adjustable terminal. The potential at the third terminal can be adjusted to give any fraction of the potential across the ends of the resistor.
potentiometry
po ten ti om e try |pəˌtenCHēˈämətrē pəˌtɛn (t )ʃiˈɑmətri | ▶noun Chemistry the measurement of electrical potential as a technique in chemical analysis. DERIVATIVES po ten ti o met ric |pəˌtenCHēəˈmetrik |adjective
potentize
potentize |ˈpəʊt (ə )ntʌɪz |(also potentise ) ▶verb [ with obj. ] rare make stronger or more potent. • make (a homeopathic medicine ) more powerful by diluting and shaking it. DERIVATIVES potentization noun
Oxford Dictionary
potent
potent 1 |ˈpəʊt (ə )nt | ▶adjective 1 having great power, influence, or effect: thrones were potent symbols of authority | a potent drug. 2 (of a male ) able to achieve an erection or to reach an orgasm. DERIVATIVES potence noun, potently adverb ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin potent- ‘being powerful, being able ’, from the verb posse .
potent
potent 2 |ˈpəʊt (ə )nt |Heraldry ▶adjective [ postpositive ] 1 formed of crutch-shaped pieces; (especially of a cross ) having a straight bar across the end of each extremity. 2 of the fur called potent (as a tincture ). ▶noun [ mass noun ] fur resembling vair, but with the alternating pieces T-shaped. ORIGIN late Middle English (denoting a crutch ): alteration of Old French potence ‘crutch ’, from Latin potentia ‘power ’ (in medieval Latin ‘crutch ’), from potent- (see potent 1 ).
potentate
po ¦ten |tate |ˈpəʊt (ə )nteɪt | ▶noun a monarch or ruler, especially an autocratic one. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin potentatus ‘dominion ’, from potent- ‘being able or powerful ’ (see potent 1 ).
potential
po ¦ten |tial |pə (ʊ )ˈtɛnʃ (ə )l | ▶adjective [ attrib. ] having or showing the capacity to develop into something in the future: a campaign to woo potential customers. ▶noun 1 [ mass noun ] latent qualities or abilities that may be developed and lead to future success or usefulness: a young broadcaster with great potential | [ count noun ] : the potentials of the technology were never wholly controllable. • (often potential for /to do something ) the possibility of something happening or of someone doing something in the future: pesticides with the potential to cause cancer. 2 Physics the quantity determining the energy of mass in a gravitational field or of charge in an electric field. DERIVATIVES potentiality |-ʃɪˈalɪti |noun, potentialize (also potentialise ) verb, potentially adverb [ as submodifier ] : potentially dangerous products ORIGIN late Middle English: from late Latin potentialis, from potentia ‘power ’, from potent- ‘being able ’ (see potent 1 ). The noun dates from the early 19th cent.
potential barrier
po ¦ten |tial bar |rier ▶noun Physics a region within a force field in which the potential is significantly higher than at points either side of it, so that a particle requires energy to pass through it.
potential difference
po ¦ten |tial dif ¦fer |ence ▶noun Physics the difference of electrical potential between two points.
potential divider
po ¦ten |tial div |ider ▶noun another term for voltage divider.
potential energy
po ¦ten |tial en ¦ergy ▶noun [ mass noun ] Physics the energy possessed by a body by virtue of its position relative to others, stresses within itself, electric charge, and other factors. Compare with kinetic energy.
potential well
po ¦ten |tial well ▶noun Physics a region in a field of force, in particular the region in which an atomic nucleus is situated, in which the potential is significantly lower than at points immediately outside it, so that a particle in it is likely to remain there unless it gains a relatively large amount of energy.
potentiate
potentiate |pə (ʊ )ˈtɛnʃɪeɪt | ▶verb [ with obj. ] technical increase the power, effect, or likelihood of (something, especially a drug or physiological reaction ): the glucose will potentiate intestinal absorption of sodium. ORIGIN early 19th cent.: from potent 1, on the pattern of substantiate .
potentiation
po ¦tenti |ation ▶noun [ mass noun ] Physiology the increase in strength of nerve impulses along pathways which have been used previously, either short-term or long-term.
potentilla
potentilla |ˌpəʊt (ə )nˈtɪlə | ▶noun a plant of a genus that includes the cinquefoils, especially (in gardening ) a small shrub with yellow or red flowers. ●Genus Potentilla, family Rosaceae: many species. ORIGIN modern Latin, based on Latin potent- ‘being powerful ’ (with reference to its herbal qualities ) + the diminutive suffix -illa .
potentiometer
potentiometer |pə (ʊ )ˌtɛnʃɪˈɒmɪtə | ▶noun 1 an instrument for measuring an electromotive force by balancing it against the potential difference produced by passing a known current through a known variable resistance. 2 a variable resistor with a third adjustable terminal. The potential at the third terminal can be adjusted to give any fraction of the potential across the ends of the resistor.
potentiometry
po ¦tenti |om ¦etry |pə (ʊ )ˌtɛnʃɪˈɒmɪtri | ▶noun [ mass noun ] Chemistry the measurement of electrical potential as a technique in chemical analysis. DERIVATIVES potentiometric |-ʃɪəˈmɛtrɪk |adjective
potentize
potentize |ˈpəʊt (ə )ntʌɪz |(also potentise ) ▶verb [ with obj. ] rare make stronger or more potent. • make (a homeopathic medicine ) more powerful by diluting and shaking it. DERIVATIVES potentization noun
American Oxford Thesaurus
potent
potent adjective 1 a potent political force: powerful, strong, mighty, formidable, influential, dominant, forceful; literary puissant. ANTONYMS weak. 2 a potent argument: forceful, convincing, cogent, compelling, persuasive, powerful, strong. 3 a potent drug: strong, powerful, effective; formal efficacious. ANTONYMS weak.
potentate
potentate noun diplomatic missions to foreign potentates: ruler, monarch, sovereign, king, queen, emperor, empress, sultan, shah, raja, pharaoh.
potential
potential adjective a potential source of conflict: possible, likely, prospective, future, probable; latent, inherent, undeveloped. ▶noun economic potential: possibilities, potentiality, prospects; promise, capability, capacity. WORD TOOLKIT See latent . Word Toolkits illustrate the difference between close synonyms by means of words typically used with them.
Oxford Thesaurus
potent
potent adjective 1 the party could be a potent political force in the future: powerful, strong, vigorous, mighty, formidable, influential, commanding, dominant, forceful, dynamic, redoubtable, overpowering, overwhelming; literary puissant. ANTONYMS weak, impotent. 2 one of the most potent arguments was marshalled by defence contractors: forceful, convincing, cogent, compelling, persuasive, powerful, strong, effective, effectual, eloquent, impressive, telling, sound, well founded, valid, weighty, authoritative, irresistible. 3 two doses of a very potent drug | a potent alcoholic brew: strong, powerful, effective, efficacious; intoxicating, heady, hard, stiff, spiritous. ANTONYMS weak.
potentate
potentate noun diplomatic missions to foreign potentates: ruler, head of state, monarch, sovereign, king, queen, emperor, empress, prince, tsar, crowned head, mogul, dynast, overlord, leader.
potential
potential adjective a potential source of conflict: possible, likely, prospective, future, probable, budding, in the making; latent, embryonic, developing, dormant, inherent, unrealized, undeveloped. ▶noun the economic potential of the area | he obviously has great potential: possibilities, potentiality, prospects; promise, capability, capacity, ability, power; aptitude, talent, flair; informal what it takes. WORD LINKS potential potentiometry measurement of electrical potential Word Links sections supply words that are related to the headword but do not normally appear in a thesaurus because they are not actual synonyms.WORD TOOLKIT potential See latent . Word Toolkits illustrate the difference between close synonyms by means of words typically used with them.
Duden Dictionary
potent
po tent Adjektiv |pot e nt |lateinisch potens (Genitiv: potentis ) = stark, mächtig, adjektivisches 1. Partizip von: posse = können, vermögen 1 (vom Mann ) fähig, den Geschlechtsakt zu vollziehen, zeugungsfähig rückgebildet aus impotent 2 a bildungssprachlich stark, einflussreich, mächtig eine potente Interessengruppe b bildungssprachlich finanzstark, zahlungskräftig, vermögend potente Geldgeber, Kunden, Geschäftspartner, Firmen 3 bildungssprachlich [schöpferisch ] leistungsfähig, tüchtig; fähig er ist ein äußerst potenter Künstler
Potentat
Po ten tat Substantiv, maskulin bildungssprachlich abwertend , der Potentatin |Potent a t |der Potentat; Genitiv: des Potentaten, Plural: die Potentaten zu lateinisch potentatus = Macht, Souveränität Machthaber; Herrscher
Potentatin
Po ten ta tin Substantiv, feminin , die |Potent a tin |weibliche Form zu Potentat
Potentilla
Po ten til la Substantiv, feminin , die |Potent i lla |die Potentilla; Genitiv: der Potentilla, Plural: die Potentillen neulateinisch, zu lateinisch potens (potent ), wegen der der Pflanze zugeschriebenen Heilkräfte Fingerkraut
French Dictionary
potentat
potentat n. m. 1 Personne qui exerce un pouvoir absolu dans un grand État. SYNONYME despote ; tyran . 2 figuré Personnage important qui possède un pouvoir excessif du fait de sa richesse, de son pouvoir, de sa réussite. : Les potentats de la nouvelle économie ont perdu de leur superbe. « Son renvoi avait cependant été précédé, il y a plusieurs semaines, de l ’expulsion du président du parti, véritable potentat local à l ’origine des fraudes lors du scrutin municipal » (Le Monde ).
potentialité
potentialité n. f. nom féminin Caractère de ce qui est potentiel. : La potentialité d ’un conflit nucléaire ne laisse pas d ’inquiéter.
potentiel
potentiel , ielle adj. et n. m. adjectif Possible, virtuel. : Un succès potentiel. nom masculin Capacité théorique, ce qui existe en puissance. : Le potentiel électrique du Québec est immense. Le potentiel économique d ’un pays. LOCUTION À haut potentiel D ’envergure, de haut niveau. : Des chercheurs à haut potentiel. Note Orthographique pot ent iel.
potentiellement
potentiellement adv. adverbe En puissance. : Un marché potentiellement très vaste. SYNONYME virtuellement . Note Technique Cet adverbe qui appartenait à la langue didactique est passé dans l ’usage courant. Note Orthographique pot ent iellement.
Spanish Dictionary
potentado, -da
potentado, -da nombre masculino y femenino Persona muy rica y poderosa :dicen que se metió en el tráfico de armas y en pocos años se convirtió en un potentado .
potente
potente adjetivo 1 Que tiene mucha potencia para realizar una función o una acción, o para producir un efecto determinado :un coche potente; dos potentes focos; un potente imán; un potente afrodisíaco; un potente método de diagnóstico .2 Que tiene autoridad, poder, riqueza e influencia para imponerse a los demás o para influir en ellos o en el desarrollo de los hechos :una nación potente; constituyó un potente reino .3 [voz ] Que es muy intenso y fuerte :en medio del silencio se oyó un potente grito; las sopranos son voces brillantes, potentes en el registro agudo y débiles en el grave .
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
potent
po tent /póʊt (ə )nt /形容詞 more ~; most ~1 〈薬品 イメージなどが 〉【心身に対して 】強い効果 [効き目 ]をもつ (effective ) «in » ; 〈酒が 〉強い , アルコール分の高い .2 強力な , 説得力のある (↔impotent ).3 〈男が 〉性的能力のある (↔impotent ).~ly 副詞
potentate
po ten tate /póʊt (ə )ntèɪt /名詞 C ⦅かたい文 ⦆(絶対権限を持つ )統治者, 君主, 支配者 ; 権力者 .
potential
po ten tial /pəténʃ (ə )l /〖語源は 「強力な 」〗形容詞 比較なし 〖名詞 の前で 〗可能性を秘めた , 見込みのある , 恐れのある ▸ potential benefits 潜在的な利益 ▸ a potential customer お客になってくれそうな人 ▸ potential danger 危険の生じる恐れ .名詞 U 〖具体例では 可算 〗1 «…が起こる /…する » 可能性 , 見込み , 恐れ «for /to do , for do ing » ▸ the potential for allergic reactions アレルギー反応の恐れ 2 «…としての » (天性の )才能 , 素質 «as » ; «…する » (潜在的な )力 «to do » ▸ have [show ] potential 素質がある [見られる ]▸ realize [reach ] A's (full ) potential (存分に )Aの能力 [資質 ]を開花させる .3 〘電 〙電位 .~̀ d í fference 〘電 〙電位差 .~̀ é nergy 〘物理 〙位置エネルギー .
potentiality
po ten ti al i ty /pətènʃiǽləti /名詞 複 -ties C U ⦅かたく ⦆可能性, 見込み, 潜在能力 (potential ).
potentially
po t é n tial ly 副詞 可能性として, 潜在的に .
potentiometer
po ten ti om e ter /pətènʃiɑ́mətə r |-ɔ́mɪ -/名詞 C 〘電 〙ポテンシオメーター, 電位差計 ; 分圧器 .