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the depolarization produced in neural receptors in response to specific kinds of physical stimuli; called also receptor p.Medical dictionary. 2011.
potential difference — potential dif·fer·ence dif (ə )rən(t)s n the difference in electrical potential between two points that represents the work involved or the energy released in the transfer of a unit quantity of electricity from one point to the other compare… … Medical dictionary
potential — 1. Capable of doing or being, although not yet doing or being; possible, but not actual. 2. A state of tension in an electric source enabling it to do work under suitable conditions; in relation to electricity, p. is analogous to the temperature… … Medical dictionary
Potential energy — This article is about a form of energy in physics. For the statistical method, see Potential energy statistics. Classical mechanics Newton s Second Law … Wikipedia
Generator für konstante Spannung — pastovios įtampos generatorius statusas T sritis automatika atitikmenys: angl. constant potential generator vok. Generator für konstante Spannung, m rus. генератор постоянного напряжения, m pranc. générateur de tension constante, m … Automatikos terminų žodynas
Receptor potential — Receptor potential, a type of graded potential, is the transmembrane potential difference of a sensory receptor. A receptor potential is often produced by sensory transduction. It is generally a depolarizing event resulting from inward current… … Wikipedia
receptor potential — n GENERATOR POTENTIAL * * * generator p … Medical dictionary
action potential — n a momentary reversal in the potential difference across a plasma membrane (as of a nerve cell or muscle fiber) that occurs when a cell has been activated by a stimulus called also spike potential compare RESTING POTENTIAL see afterpotential … Medical dictionary
Van de Graaff generator — A Van de Graaff generator is an electrostatic machine which uses a moving belt to accumulate very high electrostatically stable voltages on a hollow metal globe. The potential differences achieved in modern Van de Graaff generators can reach 5… … Wikipedia
MHD generator — Energy portal The MHD (magnetohydrodynamic) generator or dynamo transforms thermal energy or kinetic energy directly into electricity. MHD generators are different from traditional electric generators in that they can operate at high tempera … Wikipedia
magnetohydrodynamic power generator — ▪ physics Introduction any of a class of devices that generate electric power by means of the interaction of a moving fluid (usually an ionized gas or plasma) and a magnetic field. Magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) power plants offer the potential… … Universalium
