contact potential

noun

Electricity.

1. the potential generated by the contact of two dissimilar materials in air or in a vacuum.

Word History and Origins

Origin of contact potential¹

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

Typically, fraudsters would first contact potential targets with a text message before moving the conversation to social media or private messaging apps, said Meta.

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Her job, she said, was as part of the modelling team, made up mostly of attractive young women, who contact potential victims and try to build an intimate online relationship with them.

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In their partially redacted filing on Friday, prosecutors allege the evidence seized shows a pattern of influence from Combs while in custody and that he’s made “relentless efforts to contact potential witnesses, including victims of his abuse who could provide powerful testimony against him.”

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Prosecutors characterised Mr Combs as running a "relentless" scheme to "contact potential witnesses, including victims of his abuse who could provide powerful testimony against him".

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Prosecutors said a review of recorded calls also found that Mr Combs instructed his family to contact potential witnesses in his case, they said in a court filing.

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