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Producing great physical effects; forcible; powerful' efficacious; as, a potent medicine. "Harsh and potent injuries." Shak. Moses once more his potent rod extends. Milton.

Sovereignty. [Obs.]

One who is potent; one who possesses great power or sway; a prince, sovereign, or monarch. The blessed and only potentate. 1 Tim. vi. 15. Cherub and seraph, potentates and thrones. Milton.

Being potent; endowed with energy adequate to a result; efficacious; influential. [Obs.] "And hath in his effect a voice potential." Shak.

The quality or state of being potential; possibility, not actuality; inherent capability or disposition, not actually exhibited.

With power; potently. [Obs.]

To render active or potent. Coleridge.

An instrument for measuring or comparing electrial potentials or electro-motive forces.

To render the latent power of (anything) available. Dunglison.

With great force or energy; powerfully; efficaciously. "You are potently opposed." Shak.

The quality or state of being potent; powerfulness; potency; efficacy.

Powerful in arms; mighty in battle. The temple stood of Mars armipotent. Dryden.

Mighty in war; armipotent. [R.] Blount.

All-powerful; omnipotent. [R] "God cunctipotent." Neale (Trans. Rhythm of St. Bernard).

Having the same potential. Equipotential surface, a surface for which the potential is for all points of the surface constant. Level surfaces on the earth are equipotential.

Presiding over fire; also, fiery. Vulcan is called the powerful ignipotent. Pope.

Not potent; wanting power, strength. or vigor. whether physical, intellectual, or moral; deficient in capacity; destitute of force; weak; feeble; infirm. There sat a certain man at Lystra, impotent inhis feet. Acts xiv. 8. O most lame and impotent conclusion! Shak. Not slow to hear, Nor impotent to save. Addison.…

In an impotent manner.

Having manifold power, or power to do many things. "Jove multipotent." Shak.

ited in ability; all-powerful; almighty; as, the Being that can create worlds must be omnipotent. God's will and pleasure and his omnipotent power. Sir T. More.