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potential (EN)
существительное, прилагательное

существительное “potential”

ед. potential, мн. potentials или неисч.
  1. потенциал
    The young inventor's potential for creating innovative gadgets was recognized by everyone in the science club.
  2. потенциальная энергия
    To calculate the gravitational potential at a point above the Earth's surface, we must consider the work needed to move a mass from infinity to that point.

прилагательное “potential”

основа potential (more/most)
  1. потенциальный
    The area has several potential sites for the new school.
  2. потенциальный (в контексте физики, описывающий поле без вращения)
    In our study, we discovered that the magnetic field around the stationary magnet was potential, showing no signs of rotation.