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potential
adjective
able
to
develop
,
happen
,
or
become
real
in
the
future
,
but
not
existing
or
active
yet
•
She
is
a
potential
candidate
for
the
scholarship
.
She
is
a
potential
candidate
for
the
scholarship
.
•
Scientists
are
studying
potential
threats
from
climate
change
.
Scientists
are
studying
potential
threats
from
climate
change
.
from
Late
Latin
potentialis
“
powerful
,
possible
”,
from
Latin
potentia
“
power
”
noun
-
potential
the
ability
or
quality
that
can
grow
and
lead
to
success
or
usefulness
in
the
future
•
The
coach
sees
great
potential
in
the
new
player
.
The
coach
sees
great
potential
in
the
new
player
.
•
With
more
training
,
her
potential
will
shine
.
With
more
training
,
her
potential
will
shine
.
from
Late
Latin
potentialis
“
powerful
,
possible
”,
from
Latin
potentia
“
power
”
noun
the
amount
of
stored
energy
at
a
point
,
especially
electric
or
gravitational
energy
,
often
measured
as
a
difference
between
two
points
•
A
battery's
positive
terminal
is
at
a
higher
electric
potential
than
its
negative
terminal
.
A
battery's
positive
terminal
is
at
a
higher
electric
potential
than
its
negative
terminal
.
•
Gravitational
potential
increases
as
you
lift
an
object
higher
.
Gravitational
potential
increases
as
you
lift
an
object
higher
.
technical
sense
developed
in
19th-century
physics
from
earlier
general
meaning
of
"
power
to
act
"
potentially
adverb
used
to
say
that
something
is
possible
or
could
happen
,
exist
,
or
develop
in
the
future
•
The
new
medicine
could
potentially
save
thousands
of
lives
if
the
trials
succeed
.
The
new
medicine
could
potentially
save
thousands
of
lives
if
the
trials
succeed
.
•
Leaving
the
door
unlocked
is
potentially
dangerous
.
Leaving
the
door
unlocked
is
potentially
dangerous
.
From
potential
+
-ly
,
first
recorded
in
the
late
15th
century
meaning
“
in
a
state
of
potency
.”
It
developed
its
modern
sense
of
“
possibly
”
in
the
19th
century
.
