potential well
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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“Wildman” Steve Brill knows its potential well; he began foraging in the heart of Manhattan in the 1980s.
From Washington Post • Apr. 21, 2022
On one end of the waveguide, prepare a particle—ideally an electron or some particle of matter—in its lowest energy, or ground, state and trap it in a bowl-shaped electric potential well.
From Scientific American • Oct. 21, 2021
If you don’t play to potential, well, why not do whatever they have to do?
From Chicago Tribune • Jul. 16, 2011
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